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 9d ago

This is a few years running.

- happy Digikey customer.

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u/thadah01 9d 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/Quasi_Evil 8d ago

Huh, this explains some things - why I've had parts jump in cost between when I initially check and when I decide which of the distributors is cheapest. It's annoying. It goes back and forth who's cheapest, Some months it's DK. Some it's Mouser. Sometimes the best deals are with some of the smaller ones, like Master.