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This is thinly disguised marketing, spinning a huge negative for Uber in India into a positive. The situation in India is that Ola (Indian Uber clone) is by fa
by not_that_noob 11y ago
This is thinly disguised marketing, spinning a huge negative for Uber in India into a positive.
The situation in India is that Ola (Indian Uber clone) is by far and away the leader. The cool thing about Ola is that you can pay by cash. Indians prefer cash and dislike credit cards, and so Ola rode that desire to huge success (http://fortune.com/2015/09/16/india-ola-unicorn-funding/ http://fortune.com/2015/09/16/india-ola-unicorn-funding/), while Uber held tight to their cashless utopia, receding away in Ola's rear view mirror.
This then is nothing more than Uber finally admitting that their pristine model was wrong for India. So instead of a mea culpa, they turn it into a fantasy design trip and journey.
I do admire the chutzpah though. Hustle hustle hustle.
- denzil_correa 11y ago> The situation in India is that Ola (Indian Uber clone) is by far and away the leader. Do you have any source for this? Personally, I have stopped using Ola due to its shoddy app and "service". I find UberGo more reliable and cheaper. Uber hit a bump last November where Reserve Bank of India mandated 2FA for credit card transactions. However, Uber has come up with a nice hack to get around this - direct to credit card payment gateway after the ride. That has enabled them to use debit cards (which is common in India) for payments as well. They already had tie ups with virtual wallet services like PayTM after the credit card directive.
- not_that_noob 11y agohttps://www.techinasia.com/india-uber-vs-ola-infographic/ https://www.techinasia.com/india-uber-vs-ola-infographic/ 750k rides/day for Ola 200k riders/day for Uber Uber is in more cities, and in more modes of transport.
- zphds 11y agoYou can pay by cash when you take an Uber in India now.