After some thought, I have decided to write about what Apple did right, and wrong, in their decision to lower the prices on the iPhone. Essentially, I believe they recognized the opportunity to generate more revenue from a lower price point, and chose to practice price discrimination to achieve that. Alas, they made [...]
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Apple, iPhones, and Demand Curves, and “Price Discrimination”
September 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Business, Commentary, Economics, Education, Technology, airlines
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American Airlines wins!
July 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Business, airlines, review
As many of you know, I have had my run-ins with US Airways. The stories continue to pour in from friends and family about the evils of USAirways and the way they handle customers. Fortunately I had an experience that led me to conclude all is not lost in the airline industry.
I flew last week [...]
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More US Airways Fiascos
April 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Business, Education, airlines
A couple more “tidbits” on US Airways.
As if you needed any more reasons to not fly US Airways, this report comes from my wife on her trip back home.
We left on different flights heading back East. She took off on time from San Francisco, but unfortunately, her flight apparently had slower engines than mine, [...]
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US Airways No Way
April 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Business, airlines
I have now officially “had it” with US Airways.
I had a trip out west, and unfortunately, flew on US Airways. The night before I left, I received a call telling my that my flight out would be delayed by about 2 hours, which would mean I would miss my connecting flight. I [...]
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