I reserved the Sheraton Commander for $229 a night, figuring that if something better turned up later I could cancel without penalty since the Sheraton was not an Expedia Special Rate hotel (be warned: Suzi LeVine, an Expedia spokeswoman, said that canceling Special Rate hotels, a category that offers guaranteed low rates, will cost $25).
We leave our lives forever loose, with the option always present that if something better comes up or we change our mind, we're out.
Wouldn't be doing that if he had something better to occupy his time.
Although Mr. Carlson says he believes that "if people understand something better, they'll accept it better, and they'll be happier to do what needs to be done," he also says he thinks that technology professionals tend to focus more on the problem than on the customer.
It may be true that if we make something better, then other things being equal, you ought to desire it more.
if you figure out that something else looks better or is easier, do what you think.
People are fickle and will move if there's something better – and if that wasn't true, we'd all still be using MySpace".
They have to plug in a new component, and in the future, if something better is available, that component can be swapped out for something else.
And Huang knows that if you can deliver something better, even if for just six months, you'll satisfy that fickle customer.
If they see that something can be done better they will share that information".
