http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/ Bill Sodeman writes about management, mobile computing and information systems Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1878 Sprint and Boost vs Mobi PCS Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:41:55 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/#comment-1878 [...] unlimited mobile plans, but these require contracts. Contracts are one way to lock-in customers, as I noted earlier today. Competition for mobile phone customers has become more intense in the last few months, as I noted [...] […] unlimited mobile plans, but these require contracts. Contracts are one way to lock-in customers, as I noted earlier today. Competition for mobile phone customers has become more intense in the last few months, as I noted […]

]]> http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Some Americans drop landlines, others have never used e-mail Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:28:35 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/#comment-1872 [...] 22 February 2008: Customer lock-in [...] […] 22 February 2008: Customer lock-in […]

]]> http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1871 Gmail and Google video chat Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:22:49 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/#comment-1871 [...] 22 February 2008: Customer lock-in [...] […] 22 February 2008: Customer lock-in […]

]]> http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 Hawaiian Telcom bets on IPTV Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:21:19 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/#comment-1869 [...] 22 February 2008: Customer lock-in [...] […] 22 February 2008: Customer lock-in […]

]]> http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Hawaiian Telcom files for Chapter 11 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:34:36 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/#comment-1675 [...] 22 February 2008: Customer lock-in [...] […] 22 February 2008: Customer lock-in […]

]]> http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 billso Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:27:19 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/#comment-1075 The comment above is an example of a scraped post on a spam blog, as I mentioned <a href="http://billso.com/2008/02/21/copyright-and-fair-use/" rel="nofollow">yesterday</a> in my post on copyright and fair use. The comment above is an example of a scraped post on a spam blog, as I mentioned yesterday in my post on copyright and fair use.

]]> http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 Customer lock-in Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:19:14 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/22/customer-lock-in/#comment-1074 <strong>This comment was posted by a spam blog, and a poorly coded one at that!</strong> [...] Life-ideal: Get new idea for your lifestyle here wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt kalibat hui frqg One strategy that telecommunications companies have adopted is bundling, or selling a combination of services at a reduced price. The goal is customer lock-in, a situation in which the buyer is more or less trapped in their purchase. In many cases, lock-in happens when the customer satisfices or compromises to gain value or convenience. Customers might grow dissatisfied over time, but they are unlikely to leave because alternative services are not available, or their perceived [...] This comment was posted by a spam blog, and a poorly coded one at that! […] Life-ideal: Get new idea for your lifestyle here wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt kalibat hui frqg One strategy that telecommunications companies have adopted is bundling, or selling a combination of services at a reduced price. The goal is customer lock-in, a situation in which the buyer is more or less trapped in their purchase. In many cases, lock-in happens when the customer satisfices or compromises to gain value or convenience. Customers might grow dissatisfied over time, but they are unlikely to leave because alternative services are not available, or their perceived […]

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