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It's easy to prevent this kind of bad behavior by introducing a law to make it illegal. Reading those stories from the EU, I wonder why consumers in the US so r
by fxtentacle 5y ago
It's easy to prevent this kind of bad behavior by introducing a law to make it illegal. Reading those stories from the EU, I wonder why consumers in the US so rarely fight for their rights. Even the UK has its Consumer Rights Act [1] which explicitly forbids price increases for pre-orders.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Rights_Act_2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Rights_Act_2015
- drekk 5y agoI think it's important to note American consumers are fighting for these, like the right to repair law recently. Unfortunately, we live in a "representative republic" that only had universal suffrage (on paper) in the 60s. The average consumer doesn't really have an ability to affect political change given the financial interests at play in our government
- dominotw 5y ago> consumers in the US so rarely fight for their rights we belive in markets weeding out the bad players. Laws are too inflexible and slow moving compared to markets.
- cinntaile 5y agoAnd then at the same time the corporate lobbyists are donating money to politicians so that the markets will sort it out?
- netizen-936824 5y ago>we believe the propaganda that tells us markets weed out the bad players Fixed. We need regulations not more market freedom. Market freedom is how we got PFAS and plastic in the oceans. And the regulations need to be effective, not gutted by market lobbyists
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- drekk 5y agoI don't know why you're speaking for me here? Laws are made by lobbyists purchasing government seats in your "free market". It's laughable you think consumers have an impact on the passage of laws or their contents
- legerdemain 5y agoAs a business owner, I am absolutely furious at the suggestion to have the government clamp down on my ability to yank products retroactively, modify user license agreements, and experiment with product pricing and feature availability. If users find a better match for their needs elsewhere, they are free to leave (after fulfilling the terms of the contracts they agreed to, of course). Don't screw with entrepreneurs!
- cercatrova 5y agoI can't tell if this is sarcasm or not
- legerdemain 5y agoChi cerca, trova?
- cercatrova 5y agoAh I remember your username, you were the one arguing that students shouldn't learn anything except mathematics. Anyway, I find your comment sarcastic because it seems that HN doesn't like people who want to modify terms of service willy nilly, just like I found your math only education comment sarcastic as well. I agree with your pricing comment though, creators should be able to experiment with different pricing models.
- t0mas88 5y agoYou're free to experiment with pricing, just not to weasel out of an already closed deal and then increase the price. Markets need some rules to protect the weaker players so they all feel like participanting. It's in everyone's interest. If you make it "use whatever force you want if you're the stronger player" the market will be less functional and many players will no longer participate. The US doesn't have many of the European consumer protection rules. As an alternative everyone uses a credit card to get some of those protections back. The downside is high creditcard fees going to the payment networks and Visa etc getting to decide who can do business and who can't. I personally prefer the other system where the law creates those protections instead.
- Factorium 5y agoThe Government is the driver of this situation through massive money printing. Over-regulation turning America into decrepit Europe is not the solution.