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The best thing that could happen to Uber would be Lyft getting acquired by an unloved buyer other than Uber. Imagine Lyft becoming a Microsoft brand, or somethi
by usrusr 10y ago
The best thing that could happen to Uber would be Lyft getting acquired by an unloved buyer other than Uber. Imagine Lyft becoming a Microsoft brand, or something Chinese, or the personal toy of some Saudi prince-investor who could easily be slandered with difficult to refute claims of terrorist support. Uber criticism would instantly stop being popular. Uber would be stupid to destroy this possibility by buying Lyft for themselves.
- fullshark 10y agoThat stuff doesn't really matter. Lowest price reliable rides will win no matter what.
- usrusr 10y agoBut on the other hand, not getting bogged down by legal resistance works a lot better when you are not perceived as the biggest asshole in the room. AirBnB for example is facing some resistance despite having a very clean image, but I imagine it would be much more vicious if they had a reputation like Uber.