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Old Mar 4, 2013 | 11:19 am
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Originally Posted by halls120
This is the new reality of UA - CPUs are rare and GPU/RPU is more difficult than they used to be. And that is fine, because United needs to make money. I think everyone understands this. The problem, however, is that UA needs to ensure that elites have the same opportunity to purchase upgrades as the kettles (and at the same prices), and they need to stop using CPUs and GPUs as incentive to gain status. The former is a matter of fairness, and the latter a matter of honesty.
Agree 100% with your general sentiment, except IMHO GPUs are definitely valuable and easy to redeem if one travels internationally.
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