Yeah, not sure why this is causing such a freak out. Is this not standard A/B testing? Maybe A/B testing user agent isn't the best differentiator, but at my current gig, we've considered pushing a pricing difference based on Mac vs PC as Apple products are more of a Luxury device compared to the average PC. It could even be a persistent fingerprint issue. Perhaps their A/B system is fingerprinting, and the two browse…
As a Mac user, macs are not luxury devices. They are a little more expensive for a vastly (in my opinion) more coherent and Unix-y experience, in comparison to Windows machines. In reality I spent a few hundred more on a computer that I’ve used going on 5 years now, recouping the extra cost with a few more hours of freelance work. If any software I use suddenly charged more for Mac than Windows, I would use a differe…
Netflix Premium in the Netherlands: €13.99 a Month in Chrome, €15.99 in Firefox
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Re: Netflix Premium in the Netherlands: €13.99 a Month in Chrome, €15.99 in Firefox
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As a Mac user, macs are not luxury devices. They are a little more expensive for a vastly (in my opinion) more coherent and Unix-y experience, in comparison to Windows machines. In reality I spent a few hundred more on a computer that I’ve used going on 5 years now, recouping the extra cost with a few more hours of freelance work. If any software I use suddenly charged more for Mac than Windows, I would use a differe…
How is more expensive for a better experience not a luxury product?
Re: Netflix Premium in the Netherlands: €13.99 a Month in Chrome, €15.99 in Firefox
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a Mac user, macs are not luxury devices. They are a little more expensive for a vastly (in my opinion) more coherent and Unix-y experience, in comparison to Windows machines. In reality I spent a few hundred more on a computer that I’ve used going on 5 years now, recouping the extra cost with a few more hours of freelance work. If any software I use suddenly charged more for Mac than Windows, I would use a differe…
How is more expensive for a better experience not a luxury product?
(That said, Apple are doing a great job of losing this value prop)
When I've bought Macs they've often been an older model - luxury-pricing-wise that's nothing next to an Alienware or Surface