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- > This means you could literally stand side-by-side with another shopper, scan the same TV, and see a $100 difference just because the store's AI thinks you make more money.
Isn't this highly illegal in most developed countries?
by scotty79 - So that they can subsidize food for the needy, right? Fully automated space Robin Hood, right?by adrianN
- They just banned algorithmic pricing in seattle grocery stores. What that means and how they can possibly enforce it, I have no idea.by cush
- Has always been the case.by Levitating
- 38 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49899453
20 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901900
by WalterGR - The calculus that McDonalds continues to miss is people have a lot of choices when it comes to fast food. They have a lot of built up brand equity and nostalgia, but they seem pretty dead set on killing that.
I don't eat at McDonalds. My friends don't eat at McDonalds. The McDonalds is so bad where we live kids don't like McDonalds because the food is bad even as far as fast food standards go.
by etempleton - "price food items differently depending on where they are bought"
Everyone is aware that they have been doing this since forever, right?
Like, you've traveled to a different location, and discovered prices are different in different cities?
Or how prices downtown are usually higher?
Some of the other companies discussed go beyond this, yes, but the headline is just absurd
by handoflixue - The answer to this one is simple: Don't eat at McDonald's. The food is garbage, the service is awful, and the prices are insane.by SoftTalker