Comment on The Cost of Free DoughnutsparentComments−lelele14y"discontinuing a product and then relaunching it is standard practice for companies which want to get rid of anchoring biases."Would you provide a few examples, please? Thanks.−Kerrick14yBrinks Home -> Broadview [1]Windows Vista -> Windows Mojave [2] (Although this was just to "taste test")[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadview_Security [2]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXrKO33Rc2g−wl14yApple rebranding iTools to .Mac.−zecho14yThere's also renaming entire companies to shake anchoring bias: Worldcom -> MCI.−jonny_eh14y.me -> iCloud (Although that one was in reverse, pay -> free-ish)−mkr-hn14yThe McRib, everything in the Disney Vault.−joezydeco14y"Andersen Consulting" -> "Accenture"
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"discontinuing a product and then relaunching it is standard practice for companies which want to get rid of anchoring biases."
Would you provide a few examples, please? Thanks.
Brinks Home -> Broadview [1]
Windows Vista -> Windows Mojave [2] (Although this was just to "taste test")
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadview_Security [2]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXrKO33Rc2g
Apple rebranding iTools to .Mac.
There's also renaming entire companies to shake anchoring bias: Worldcom -> MCI.
.me -> iCloud (Although that one was in reverse, pay -> free-ish)
The McRib, everything in the Disney Vault.
"Andersen Consulting" -> "Accenture"