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LegitHyperbole said:
Louie_86 said:

Isnt it illegal tho?

It can't be legal in Europe, this has gotta be a USA thing cause we go hard on Consumer Rights here. I still don't fully understand how it works or why they would do it for such little money as a 5 dollar difference between accounts. 

What exactly? I know there's dynamic pricing in at least train trips here in Finland, probably much more as well, and I bet you that's not illegal. Do you mean dynamic pricing of digital products? Could that really be different legally? Of course I don't know, but I wouldn't bet my money on dynamic pricing being illegal.

EDIT: To clarify, I think it's timed-based dynamic pricing with train trips, but I'm not sure could be demand-based instead, or maybe a mix of both. In practice, prices tend to rise the closer to the time of the trip you get.

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Zkuq said:
LegitHyperbole said:

It can't be legal in Europe, this has gotta be a USA thing cause we go hard on Consumer Rights here. I still don't fully understand how it works or why they would do it for such little money as a 5 dollar difference between accounts. 

What exactly? I know there's dynamic pricing in at least train trips here in Finland, probably much more as well, and I bet you that's not illegal. Do you mean dynamic pricing of digital products? Could that really be different legally? Of course I don't know, but I wouldn't bet my money on dynamic pricing being illegal.

They've hit Sony already over less shady stuff. Idk either, I gotta find out but there is so little news on this issue. 



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"Dynamic pricing is generally legal in Europe, provided it complies with consumer protection, transparency, and anti-discrimination laws"