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In this way, luckily we do have some choices out there right now. the competition is not targeting you right now based on what kind of computer you are logging in from. if you want to do a travel website like travelocity, priceline and others, i have a feeling the competition is learning something from orbitz. so this may not last long. megyn: those are all interesting to me. reporter: overall, in the pc market, 9.8% of overall users using mac. on average, they earned $20,000 more than pc users. they are just richer. maybe the computers are more expensive and than they are willing to spend a l...

More targeted result. online travel website orbitz targeting potential travelers based on the type of computer that they are logging in from. they are doing it for a very good reason, through their research and data mining efforts, they have been able to glean that mac users spend 20 to $30 more per night. they are also about 40% more likely to book a four or five-star five star hotel, on average they book more expensive hotel rooms than pc users. let's be very clear about what is happening here, megyn. what is not having is that a pc user is getting a cheaper hotel price versus a mac user. wh...

Users are more incline to want five-star hotels than pc users. that move will cause mac users to stop using orbitz all together. do you feel that orbitz is ripping off mac users by showing more expensive search results. go to msnbc.com/newsnation. >> regarding the supreme court's striking down most of arizona's tough immigration law, the high court upheld that so called show me your papers part of the law. do you agree with folks that agree that the rules could open up to the potential of racial profiling. 92% of you said yes on that question, 8% of you said no. that does it for this edition o...

Consumers? >> i suppose on one side it is worrying about what they know about you. it's no surprise to any viewers that mac purchasers spend more money on their computers, they spend more money on their hotel rooms. mac users are 40% more likely to book a four or a five-star hotel than pc users and they stay for longer in the more expensive rooms as well. i'm not sure whether it's kudos to own a mac or a pc on this basis. a lot of information used by companies to target advertising. >> interesting story. steve sedgewick live in london. nato powers gathering for a rare emergency meeting after...

discount bias. orbitz admits blocking users to more expensive hotels and showing pc users rooms that are $30 a month cheaper. targeted markets or computer discount discrimination? ann curry and matt lauer may be splitting up. where and when will curry go and who will take her place? "cnn newsroom" begins right now. good morning to you. happy tuesday. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this morning in florida. much of that state is underwater, including parts of interstate 10 east of tallahassee. tropical storm debby is clinging to florida's gulf coast,...