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Re:Indian developer jailed for making unauthorized train tic... by sokoloff on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @09:59AM (#25124422)
> wouldnt keeping a fixed price solve the issue?

It depends on what “the issue” is. If the issue is that they want to allow some poor-but-lucky people to win the right to buy tickets below the market-clearing price, then keeping a fixed price doesn’t solve that issue.

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Re:Indian developer jailed for making unauthorized train tic... by 2Gkashmiri on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @09:01AM (#25136793)
and they only way a multi billion dollar revenue earning department finds no other way to solving this is by making the experience on the website miserable for everyone. Only "luck" can help you get a ticket. bravo. hats off to the ingenuity of these people
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