{"id":19923444,"user":"dorgo","time":1557952250,"time_ago":"7 years ago","type":"comment","content":"

Or just show different prices to different users. Iphone users usually pay more.","comments":[{"id":19923524,"user":"kortilla","time":1557952739,"time_ago":"7 years ago","type":"comment","content":"

Where? This anecdote is oft repeated with little evidence. The only I example I remember is some place getting caught doing it and having to stop because of the bad press.","comments":[{"id":19923639,"user":"reaperducer","time":1557953442,"time_ago":"7 years ago","type":"comment","content":"

IIRC, it's very common for travel sites to charge higher prices for Apple users.","comments":[{"id":19923758,"user":"paublyrne","time":1557954298,"time_ago":"7 years ago","type":"comment","content":"

Any examples?","comments":[{"id":19924214,"user":"dymk","time":1557957582,"time_ago":"7 years ago","type":"comment","content":"

https://news.northeastern.edu/2014/10/23/ecommerce-study/

The actual paper: http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/cbw/static/pdf/imc151-hannak.pdf...

"As shown in Figure 11, Travelocity alters hotel search results for users who browse from iOS devices." (In particular, alters the prices shown to the user).","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":3,"url":"item?id=19924214"},{"id":19925498,"user":"nitrogen","time":1557971684,"time_ago":"7 years ago","type":"comment","content":"

I was shopping for flights last Christmas and got price X on every site. I started checking out and the price became X+50. I got angry and left and came back later to find the price, on all sites, was X+80. Since I had no choice but to travel I paid X+80. Then for kicks and self torture I checked the price on my Android phone and it was still around X.","comments":[{"id":19926358,"user":"isostatic","time":1557984052,"time_ago":"7 years ago","type":"comment","content":"

Jacking up prices when revisiting the site from the same browser is a separate thing. It’s there to encourage you to buy ASAP as prices appear to be increasing rapidly.","comments":[{"id":19926947,"user":"ccozan","time":1557992419,"time_ago":"7 years ago","type":"comment","content":"

That's why I always start with an incognito tab and let FF do sime magic with the fingerprinting.

I get most honest prices.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":5,"url":"item?id=19926947"}],"comments_count":1,"level":4,"url":"item?id=19926358"}],"comments_count":2,"level":3,"url":"item?id=19925498"}],"comments_count":4,"level":2,"url":"item?id=19923758"}],"comments_count":5,"level":1,"url":"item?id=19923639"}],"comments_count":6,"level":0,"url":"item?id=19923524"}],"comments_count":7,"url":"item?id=19923444"}

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