Originally Posted by
reddirt14
United is so short sighted. I'm really surprised most of you are sticking with them. Interesting - maybe United really knows who it's got wrapped around it's fingures and if you've been with them through everything else, no matter how much you complain you'll stay on as they continue to extract more from you while giving you less. Maybe they are the smart ones after all.
Who knows...but I've left - couldn't take it anymore.
Correct! They know the Elite/MP Member attrition rate to the decimal I'm sure. I don't think there's a cohesive plan or strategy as one would expect, but as they stumble across revenue generating ideas they can pull some triggers. An every month or so change rate is slow enough to keep most around.
The pot with the frogs in it has been set on Medium. Only the "fair" skinned species have jumped out early.