# Is there a term of art of this business practice (leaving old, uncompetitive pricing plans alive while selling competitive plans to new customers?)

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**Created:** [January 13, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-of-art-of-this-business-practice-leaving-old-uncompetitive-pricing-plans-alive-while-selling-competitive-plans-to-new-customers/1012914 "2025-01-13T14:08:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-of-art-of-this-business-practice-leaving-old-uncompetitive-pricing-plans-alive-while-selling-competitive-plans-to-new-customers/1012914/10 "2025-01-13T18:59:30Z")

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This reminds me of the scene in _Boiler Room_ where Giovanni Ribisi is offered a newspaper subscription. He ask the salesman if that doesn’t screw over the old subscribers in favor of the new ones and the salesman says Sure, I guess. Ribisi replies that he can live with that.

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