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I know why Orbitz would like to ban deep linking without their permission; they want to make sure you come through their site and see the ads, offers, etc. I also know that it's an exercise in futility. Linking is the nature of the web; there's no easy way to stop it. If they want to prevent such linking, they'll have to write their applications in such a way as to make it hard to do. Instead, I expect them to deploy lawyers. See slashdot for more on this. Here's my two cents back to Orbitz - the mere existence of this policy has convinced me to stay away from your service. Congratulations! You just lost a potential customer.
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