I have known about agent-string pricing for years, but this is the first times I caught it happening.
Looked up a new subscription to an astronomy magazine on my M4 MBP and it was $38.14. Moved on to something else then later, went back to subscribe, but this time on my iPad Pro. The price there was $29.00. Checking later on the iPad, it went back to $38.14 again.
Hmmmm.
Signed on with my Debian box and the number was $29.00 but when refreshing about an hour later it went back to 38.14 again.
So, doing some testing, I tried it on the other major astronomy magazine and got $44.95 on the Mac, but $39.95 on the iPad and Debian.
If I signed on with one of those tinkertoy Walmart $295 laptops and Chrome, what would I get?
I know that this is fully legal, but as to ethical... Kind of like if a brick and mortar greeter would send people in suits and dresses to one section and those with ragged garb to another.
So... It is time to find one of those apps that does the price matching for you, rather than just clicking on the Buy Now button.
Looked up a new subscription to an astronomy magazine on my M4 MBP and it was $38.14. Moved on to something else then later, went back to subscribe, but this time on my iPad Pro. The price there was $29.00. Checking later on the iPad, it went back to $38.14 again.
Hmmmm.
Signed on with my Debian box and the number was $29.00 but when refreshing about an hour later it went back to 38.14 again.
So, doing some testing, I tried it on the other major astronomy magazine and got $44.95 on the Mac, but $39.95 on the iPad and Debian.
If I signed on with one of those tinkertoy Walmart $295 laptops and Chrome, what would I get?
I know that this is fully legal, but as to ethical... Kind of like if a brick and mortar greeter would send people in suits and dresses to one section and those with ragged garb to another.
So... It is time to find one of those apps that does the price matching for you, rather than just clicking on the Buy Now button.