Mac Users Have Money To Spare, Says Orbitz

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Forbes
Tue, 06/26/2012 - 4:33am

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uses, happy to pay what many see as over the odds for their consumer electronics, are also more than happy to hand over a few extra dollars for hotel rooms. According to the Wall Street Journal, travel website Orbitz has discovered that people who use Macs are willing to spend as much as 30 percent ...

Senh: Mac users are getting screwed by Orbitz.

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