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- Technology@programming.dev
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- Technology@programming.dev
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35839436
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve walked away from some online product or service that I was interested in but refused to publicly disclose prices beyond, “FrEe TrIaL!”
Nah thanks. If you’re playing mind games like that right off the bat, that tells me everything I need to know about the experience of using the product.
Same here. If a company isn’t upfront about its pricing, all it gets is my suspicion but none of my money. Bye Felicia!
From the article
used mathematics and game theory to model
This is a theory paper, not a study on the ground. It’s a reason to give honest pricing, but not new hard data on the practice. It also requires some (nontrivial, non obvious) assumptions about the kind of market. It really doesn’t seem to me that the assumptions hold for, eg, air travel.
I do hope the theory is correct irl; personalized pricing is gross.
But if you just market it as an airline rewards program people would love it. The cheaper the flight, the more miles you get per dollar. That’s basically letting the cheapest people get the most rewards
Yes but it will backfire next year. This year bonuses will be sweet though.
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