They’re talking about the kind of algorithmic pricing that uses information about shopping patterns to try to charge some people more than others, not the kind of simple price-fixing racket that’s likely been going on since Nanni was complaining about the quality of Ea-nāṣir’s copper
The algorithm for collusion on prices is trivial.
Set price = competitors max price.
They’re talking about the kind of algorithmic pricing that uses information about shopping patterns to try to charge some people more than others, not the kind of simple price-fixing racket that’s likely been going on since Nanni was complaining about the quality of Ea-nāṣir’s copper