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by Bartweiss 3483 days ago
"Unlimited", like "arbitrage", is business-speak for "someone is going bankrupt". Hence the sad reality that "unlimited" anything is usually just "a lot".

I remember being pretty disappointed when I learned that deals like "unlimited candy" generally just deliver more candy than is healthy for one person to eat. I also remembering being floored by the story of American Airlines offering actually-unlimited flights for $250,000. And as you point out, that turned out to be a stunningly bad deal for the company.

http://business.time.com/2012/05/08/the-250000-airline-pass-...