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Re:Show HN: Monitorbook – Easily track anything on the web by gee_totes on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @05:38PM (#8229710)
What happens if your competitors realize you are using the service and devise some way to trick MontorBook into reporting the wrong prices?

[Edit: related link, which was the inspiration for my question: http://mailinator.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-get-gmailcom-b...]

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Re:Show HN: Monitorbook – Easily track anything on the web by atmosx on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @01:49AM (#8230972)
You change your strategy :-) It's like Cryptonomicon "The most advanced technology, usually wins the war".

If they can do that, you'll have to figure out quickly and adapt... But to my personal experience, there are way more what if(s) flying around than what actually happens.

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