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If you're running AdBlock you won't see the "click here to subscribe now!" pitch. The ellipses isn't the end of the article!
Maybe paywall sites should be banned from HN.
Are they simply showing pricier offers, or are they showing the exact same offers but with the prices raised? The former is annoying but not inherently evil, but the latter would be terrible.
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In Econ, the latter is called differential pricing and there is nothing evil about it at all. http://www.pricingforprofit.com/pricing-explained/differenti...
It't NOT differential pricing, that would be offering the same product top Mac users for more money. They are instead offerent more expensive hotels to Mac users - on the reasonable assumption that Mac owners are higher spenders compared to somebody connecting from a free PC in a public library.
I also find this fascinating. As someone involved in creating recommendation systems for web sites based on various user behavior signals, I can see adding a "what type of browser do they use" and "what type of OS do they use" intelligence in the future to further segment users. Mac ownership must be a proxy for "household income". Brilliant.
I also find this fascinating. As someone involved in creating recommendation systems for web sites based on various user behavior signals, I can see adding a "what type of browser do they use" and "what type of OS do they use" intelligence in the future to further segment users. Mac ownership must be a proxy for "household income". Brilliant.
Would be easy enough to compare prices on windows/linux in a vm on my mac though. And take note of the companies that do it. Something else to add to comparison services as well, aka does site xyz.com discriminate based on os/browser?
I also find this fascinating. As someone involved in creating recommendation systems for web sites based on various user behavior signals, I can see adding a "what type of browser do they use" and "what type of OS do they use" intelligence in the future to further segment users. Mac ownership must be a proxy for "household income". Brilliant.
Seems reasonable - next time you are at the dentist check out the Yachting and golf magazines. They aren't advertizing Timex on the back cover.
I wonder how Linux users are profiled.
I also find this fascinating. As someone involved in creating recommendation systems for web sites based on various user behavior signals, I can see adding a "what type of browser do they use" and "what type of OS do they use" intelligence in the future to further segment users. Mac ownership must be a proxy for "household income". Brilliant.