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When a few hundred lines of javascript could equal $100 MM

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Re: When a few hundred lines of javascript could equal $100 MM

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I find expedia.com to be equally terrible in this regard. In fact I have found that most travel oriented websites suffer from extremely poor UX, be they hotels, airlines, bus or train services.

I can understand the smaller hotels or bus companies, but there is no excuse for the larger players. The article is a bit presumptive in the cost, but it has to be affecting their bottom line.

Re: When a few hundred lines of javascript could equal $100 MM

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post #3

Why on earth would someone abbreviate million as MM?

Pretty standard/common practice.

When discussing certain quantities, including money, it's common to use MM such as $100MM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#Similar_symbols_in_ab...

Re: When a few hundred lines of javascript could equal $100 MM

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My main gripe about the vast majority of travel websites is the complete lack of an "anywhere" option in the destination field. Sometimes I have a week off work, a set amount of cash and don't necessarily care where I go. I just want to see all possibilities for destinations/flights etc. I think SkyScanner is the only site I've seen this option on.
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