Amazon reportedly used a secret algorithm to jack up prices — A new report details Amazon’s Project Nessie pricing algorithm::Amazon deployed a secret algorithm to gauge how high it could raise prices before its competitors stopped increasing their prices as well.

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    while(amazon_price < GetCompetitorPrice()) {
      amazon_price += 1;
      Sleep(kOneHour);
    };
    our_price = GetCompetitorPrice() - 1;
    

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