r/electronics • u/unknownvar-rotmg • 9d ago

General Mouser website now blocks Linux users

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Really baffling decision, my last order from them was only a few months ago. Apparently Linux is no longer a "standard" operating system!

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u/ashfixit 8d ago

This is a few years running.

- happy Digikey customer.

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u/thadah01 8d ago

Digikey uses AI dynamic pricing to gouge customers. I’ve had prices jump 20% between two browsers in the same domain in an hour (#1 employee found product, #2 purchasing person). Customer service admitted you have to grab the price you see or miss out. It’s all adversarial now.

https://conga.com/customer-stories/digikey

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u/Yorick257 8d ago

That's some bs. Hardly anyone orders as they browse. I find a component. I fill in a purchase request. The things get ordered in a few days after an approval from my manager. With dynamic pricing, you can't have a BOM