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Dilbert: Is it my imagination or is your pricing intentionally confusing?
Vendor: It's intentionally confusing. That way you can't compare our prices to our competitors' prices.
Our competitors do the same thing. It's called a Confusopoly.
We all get our fair share of confused customers and we don't need to lower our prices to compete.
We use the profits from our anti-competitive behavior to fund innovation.
So don't ruin a good system by trying to understand what you're buying.
Dilbert: That almost sounds reasonable.
Vendor: NOW SPANK YOURSELF AND THANK ME!