[aadhavans]

I believe they meant an additional $110, which would be a 110% markup.

[pseudalopex]

Why do you believe this?

[lcnPylGDnU4H9OF]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43787992

> of paying $2 to $3 more on a $100 item, not paying $110 more on a $100 item

$110 more on a $100 item would be $210. I have no idea where pwg got the “$110 more”, though. Seems the in-context comparison would be “$85 more”.

[d1sxeyes]

Probably because that’s approximately in line with the article.