[UFO Chicago] Article: Orbitz Shows Mac Users Higher-Priced Options

[eviljoel]

Hey Neil,

I recently interviewed there.  They are trying to tailor results to
individual users.  I could see an operating systems being a factor.

Later,
EJ


On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Neil Ormos H <ormos at ripco.com> wrote:
> |> Article: Orbitz Shows Mac Users Higher-Priced Options
>
> |> Visitors to the online travel agency Orbitz see
> |> different results depending on what kind of
> |> computer they're using, according to The Wall
> |> Street Journal. Users of Apple computers are
> |> seeing more expensive options than those who
> |> search for hotels using a PC.
>
>  <http://www.npr.org/2012/06/26/155751297/the-last-word-in-business>
>
> |> Orbitz Worldwide Inc. has found that people
> |> who use Apple Inc.'s Mac computers spend as
> |> much as 30% more a night on hotels, so the
> |> online travel agency is starting to show them
> |> different, and sometimes costlier, travel
> |> options than Windows visitors see.
>
>  <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304458604577488822667325882.html>
>
> In some online reports, Orbitz has denied the
> practice described in the WSJ article.
>
> I wonder if Orbitz similarly steers the results
> for Linux users, (e.g., shows only results from
> Motel 6 and Super8).      :-)
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