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11/27/2001 Entry: "27-Nov-2001 -- Half.com Price Patrol"

Half.com Price Patrol -- "Half.com's Price Patrol is free software that helps you save money and time when you shop online for products. You can use the Price Patrol to take Half.com with you to hundreds of online retail sites."

Replies: 3 comments

I posted this because I thought it was an interesting use of technology. What are your thoughts?

Posted by John S. Rhodes @ 11/27/2001 12:38 AM EST

Hard to say... I may be wrong, but I'm not sure if Half.com has enough loyal customers to justify the installation of software. While some customers may actually install this there's enough stiff competition out there that'll make sure that the software gets installed and forgotten on the user's machine. Pessimistic, yes, but not impossible.

Posted by Francis @ 11/27/2001 09:22 AM EST

MyPoints.com is doing something similar... Not sure how loyal their customers are, but I would guess moreso than half.com. It's also similar (in function if not technically) to sidestep.com, which automatically searches for better airfares when you enter a request at a major travel or airline site.

Seems to me that getting info about a better deal is pretty welcome. Isn't that what MySimon was supposed to do?

Posted by Danielle Gobert @ 11/30/2001 12:08 PM EST

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