A meal is a pretty simple fixed-cost item from a retail outlet, not a service with a complex set of dependencies and shifting requirements. The cost of the meal is predictable to the seller - dynamic pricing has only one purpose - gouging customers.
If SaaS/consulting/architectural firms are engaging in price gouging of their customers, that is not an argument to bring the same to the fast food market.
The "cost" of anything is determined by supply and demand. Nothing fixed about pricing; it was always an arbitrary affair of "buy low, sell high" at every level. It's the very essence of Capitalism.
Government regulation of course exists, but is a separate thing.
SMAAART · · focus · HN ↗
How is this any different from businesses who do not have transparent pricing? E.g.: Enterprise SaaS; consultancy; architectural materials.
Borborygymus · · focus · HN ↗
If SaaS/consulting/architectural firms are engaging in price gouging of their customers, that is not an argument to bring the same to the fast food market.
skeledrew · · focus · HN ↗
Government regulation of course exists, but is a separate thing.