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(3,044 posts) Tue Jun 26, 2012, 02:36 PM Jun 2012

Ripped Off By A Mac? Why Apple Users May Pay More For Booking Hotels With Orbitz [View all]

Online travel site Orbitz Worldwide [NYSE: OWW] is testing a system that offers Apple [NASDAQ: AAPL] Mac users pricier hotels than their Windows counterparts, it was revealed Tuesday.

The controversy results after Orbitz found that Mac users spend on average 30 percent more on hotel rooms than Windows users visiting the site and decided on the profiling trial, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The system works by offering Mac users more expensive "recommended" hotels at the top of searched for suggestions.

Usually Mac or Windows users would see the exactly the same list of "suggested" hotels, but with the new system Mac users will be shown a modified list of plusher options.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/356448/20120626/apple-orbitz-hotel-pricier-expensive-tracking.htm

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Ripped Off By A Mac? Why Apple Users May Pay More For Booking Hotels With Orbitz [View all] Seedersandleechers Jun 2012 OP

Marketers know, Apple people will pay any price for anything. tridim Jun 2012 #1

I use a Mac not because I'll pay any price for anything justiceischeap Jun 2012 #2

Psst, it's not 1992. tridim Jun 2012 #6

Starbucks vs Dunkin Donuts TeamPooka Jun 2012 #8

Windows 7 will run fine on 10+ year old hardware. EOTE Jun 2012 #9

Define "fine"... targetpractice Jun 2012 #11

It will look and act like Windows 7, which is pretty damned nice and smoothly. EOTE Jun 2012 #12

+1 Well said. Lionessa Jun 2012 #28

XP's gonna continue to chug along for a while. EOTE Jun 2012 #31

Certainly next one will be 7, but this one is old and chugs along just fine, as you say. Lionessa Jun 2012 #33

The techies I know strongly prefer pnwmom Jun 2012 #32

I agree that at that level of education, Macs may offer some benefits Lionessa Jun 2012 #34

The people I know who are extremely poor at logic strongly prefer to use anecdotes. EOTE Jun 2012 #35

You must be referring to yourself since your post was a generalization based on the people you know. pnwmom Jun 2012 #37

I mentioned that was how I generally felt. So it should be clear that's a generalization. EOTE Jun 2012 #39

You're not being ripped off... meaculpa2011 Jun 2012 #27

Marketers know Apple people won't spend money on trash. Seedersandleechers Jun 2012 #10

I use a Mac. And I won't be using Orbitz. Never have actually. Puregonzo1188 Jun 2012 #3

I never recommend using sites like Orbitz. Initech Jun 2012 #4

Somewhat wrong frazzled Jun 2012 #16

I'm definitely not arguing fluctuating travel prices. Initech Jun 2012 #19

Expedia charges no change fees frazzled Jun 2012 #20

That might be a recent thing. They didn't use to. Initech Jun 2012 #21

I don't travel much but for those who do, I just read about some apps for booking at the last minute renate Jun 2012 #22

I never us any of those sites proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #25

I agree Auggie Jun 2012 #29

Corporations wouldn't be corporations if they stopped finding new innovative ways to rip people off. DaveJ Jun 2012 #5

Ripped Off By Orbitz. discopants Jun 2012 #7

:P RitchieRich Jun 2012 #13

Oh, that's mean. LOL Lionessa Jun 2012 #30

You've misinterpreted this frazzled Jun 2012 #14

Misleading Article DontTreadOnMe Jun 2012 #15

NPR version: RitchieRich Jun 2012 #17

I have a Mac and never used Orbitz, so I guess I will not in the future RebelOne Jun 2012 #18

Since when is better Customer Service ... GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #23

Is it true you can't replace the internal battery on Apple products? Cronkite Jun 2012 #24

It depends on what Apple products you're referring to. EOTE Jun 2012 #36

So what the hell do they offer those of us using Linux!? villager Jun 2012 #26

What do they show Linux users? kudzu22 Jun 2012 #38