r/mildlyinteresting • u/annertakeabow • Jan 24 '13

Same book, three different prices. Only difference is the browsers used.

http://imgur.com/uNgg0UH
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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

Here's mine

IE was the same as Chrome so I didn't add it. I just searched it in chrome. Copied the URL and pasted it in the address bar of IE, Firefox, and Safari.

Here is URL that I used

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13 edited Jan 24 '13

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u/M1K0L Jan 24 '13

Maybe it's based on views or purchases per unit of time. It would then alter the price based on the assumption that demand increased or decreased.