How To: Fool Orbitz that your Mac is a Windows PC
So it has come out that Orbitz, the travel booking site, charges Mac users $20 to $30 more a day when booking hotels than PC users. Presumably because they will pay it, or because Orbitz thinks mac users are wealthier. All I know is that I already never use Orbitz because their prices for me--a Mac user--are too high.
But here is a handy trick to force Safari to tell the world you are a PC user, so you can avoid being charged extra by duplicitous merchants.
Fool Orbitz that your Mac is a Windows PC
Recently Orbits made the news headlines because of their marketing strategy to offer Mac users more expensive options than PC users. This doesn’t mean that as a Mac user you will not find the same deals as a Windows PC user are offered. Its just that Orbitz figured out that Mac users typically prefer a nicer room and are willing to spend a bit more on their travel. As apposed to the average Windows PC user who is typically most interested in a low price. Therefor Orbitz offers a Mac user by default the options they thing you are most likely interested in.
Upsetting? Hmm maybe. Surprised, no not really…
When you visit any website the owner of that site will receive an array of statistics and data that is used for adapt their online marketing strategy.
