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Opinion AI Sales Agents October 25, 2026 AI SDR pricing pages should show cost per meeting, not just per contact AiSDR moved to $1.50 per person prospected. A per-contact price is a unit cost, so AI sales agent pages should also show the expected cost per booked meeting.

Opinion Web Hosting October 24, 2026 Hosting plan cards should show the renewal price and say it can change Site.nl's renewal rise from 1 December shows why hosts should print the renewal price, its term and a change warning beside the intro price.

Opinion Meal Delivery October 23, 2026 Meal kit sign-up pages should show what a loyal customer pays HelloFresh says most meal kit revenue now comes from tenured customers. Sign-up pages should show what staying costs, and how to skip, before card details.

Opinion AI Website Builders October 22, 2026 AI website builder deals should show the renewal price and what credits buy Hostinger's current AI Builder offer lists a 48-month price, a renewal price and one-time credits. Buyers should not have to piece those together from small print.

Opinion AI Video & Audio October 21, 2026 AI video plans should price credits in finished seconds, not 'up to' Credit totals and 'up to' clip counts hide what a month of AI video really buys. Plan cards should show finished seconds and the expiry and refund terms.

Opinion AI Customer Support October 20, 2026 AI support agents should define "resolution" on the pricing page "Per resolution" is not a standard unit. Zendesk, Front and Gorgias each define it differently in their docs, and buyers should not have to hunt for it.

Opinion Mattresses October 19, 2026 Mattress "was" prices should say when they were last charged Two California settlements over mattress discount advertising show why a crossed-out price needs a date or a plain label. The allegations are denied, but the fix is cheap.

Opinion VoIP Providers October 18, 2026 VoIP price pages should show the monthly rate and fees too Business phone plans lead with a discounted annual rate. Buyers should see the monthly price, the likely fees and any metered AI charges next to it.

Opinion POS Systems October 17, 2026 POS vendors should show processing and exit terms on one page Toast has disclosed an FTC draft complaint it disputes. Whatever the outcome, POS buyers deserve software, processing and exit terms in one plain statement before they sign.

Opinion PDF Editors October 16, 2026 PDF editor plans should show the exit fee beside the price A US settlement with Adobe over early termination fees is a useful template. Any PDF editor that sells a cheaper annual-commitment plan should say what leaving early costs, at the point of sale.

Opinion Parental Control October 15, 2026 Subscription buyers need a federal click-to-cancel rule, not a patchwork New York City's cancellation rule took effect this month, but the federal rule is still missing. Buyers of subscription apps should not have to depend on where they live.

Opinion Cloud Storage October 14, 2026 Lifetime cloud storage plans should define lifetime in the offer A pCloud lifetime deal shows a category habit: lead with pay once, leave the term, the break-even and the exclusions for later. The offer should carry them.

Opinion Project Management October 13, 2026 Required AI credits should be priced in the headline, not netted off monday.com now makes new plans include an AI credit bundle, then discounts it on the pricing page. Buyers deserve the full price and the end date up front.

Opinion Password Managers October 12, 2026 Early Black Friday password manager deals should show the renewal price Early Black Friday offers on password managers lead with percentages off. The price after the first term should sit in the same line, so buyers see the full cost.

Opinion ID Protection October 11, 2026 Cancelling a protection plan should be as easy as joining it A new FTC order expands refunds over subscription cancellation. Even with no federal click-to-cancel rule, identity protection sellers should make leaving as easy as signing up.

Opinion VPN October 10, 2026 VPN makers selling security suites should show how their numbers are made VPNs are becoming security suites, and the marketing leans on vendor surveys and block counts with no method shown. Buyers deserve the working, and a plain list of limits.

Opinion Ad Blockers October 9, 2026 In Chrome, your browser now decides how well your ad blocker works Google has removed the last Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Our view: pick the browser first, then judge any ad blocker by what it allows by default.

Opinion Pro Gaming Hardware October 7, 2026 Your gaming mouse's settings belong in the mouse, not in an app that can break When an expired certificate stopped Logitech's configuration apps from launching on Macs, users lost their button mappings. The editors argue onboard memory and account-free setup should be the baseline for gaming peripherals.

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