Lawsuit accuses DoorDash of charging iPhone users more than others

Re:Lawsuit accuses DoorDash of charging iPhone users more th... by chatmasta on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:21PM (#36034826)

Does it depend on that? It will affect the cost to DoorDash, but if the premise of the lawsuit is unfairness of price discrimination based on device operating system, then I don't see how it's relevant to the end customer that DoorDash pays a different cost for their transaction.

That said, I'm personally skeptical that the premise is even defendable in the first place. Operating system is not a protected class and so I don't see any legal basis for why a company couldn't price discriminate based on it.

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Re:Lawsuit accuses DoorDash of charging iPhone users more th... by sokoloff on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:23PM (#36034854)

As a shopkeeper, I can offer a discount for cash rather than credit card. Why couldn't I offer a similar discount for some other device characteristic, especially if there's a direct line between that choice and the economics to me?

(I'm agreeing and extending, not disagreeing.)

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Re:Lawsuit accuses DoorDash of charging iPhone users more th... by ketchupdebugger on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:24PM (#36034878)

If doordash says we charge a X% fee but then Apple charges Y% on top while android charges no fee then logically it should be higher on Apple. If doordash is saying we charge a higher fee on Apple because Apple users are generally wealthier, thats pretty discriminatory.

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Re:Lawsuit accuses DoorDash of charging iPhone users more th... by sharemywin on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:26PM (#36034896)

but wealth also not a protected class.

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