Archive for January 17th, 2013

Ouch: Dreamliners grounded … lithium battery concerns.

January 17, 2013

According to Reuters

The FAA has grounded Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner passenger jets while battery-related problems are investigated.

The plane has been plagued by recent electrical problems – raising concerns over its use of lithium-ion batteries.

Engineers and regulators are making checks – primarily to the plane’s batteries and complex electronics systems.

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Here’s my take on the situation ….

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Gotcha: Your willingness-to-pay is showing …

January 17, 2013

Punch line: Major retailers are customizing online prices for each user, using users’ information (such as location) to determine different prices for identical items. The goal”higher price realization and higher profits.

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Excerpted from WSJ’s, “Websites Vary Prices, Deals Based On Users’ Information”

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It was the same Swingline stapler, on the same Staples.com website.

But for Kim Wamble, the price was $15.79, while the price on Trude Frizzell’s screen, just a few miles away, was $14.29. 

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