Federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself “at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices”

  • @[email protected]
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    172 days ago

    They have been using computers, yes. Let’s not make it about AI. Because it isn’t. They all tap into a price fixing system which nudges prices up based on the time of year. It goes up and down, but always a little higher each time to confuse you.

    It’s price fixing. Plain and simple.

    What we need are some property companies who have the decency to drop prices and force everything down.

    Or, you know, rope.

  • @[email protected]
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    152 days ago

    I really hope some serious anti-trust action goes down here. If the feds can whack Microsoft, they should certainly do the same with RealPage.

    • @Ensign_Crab
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      22 days ago

      If the feds can whack Microsoft

      Uh…

  • Troy
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    162 days ago

    It is price fixing with an intermediary (who produces the AI model).