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> Unlike Uber and its crosstown rival Lyft Inc., both of which largely operate as on-demand taxi businesses, Waze wants to connect riders with drivers who are a
by hyperbovine 10y ago
> Unlike Uber and its crosstown rival Lyft Inc., both of which largely operate as on-demand taxi businesses, Waze wants to connect riders with drivers who are already headed in the same direction.
Funny because that is Lyft's (né Zimride) original model. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
- fma 10y agoYeah...they are Ride Sharing...not Taxi apps. Just like how Airbnb was supposed to be sharing your room, not people buying up condos and turning them into a hotel room.
- coldpie 10y ago> Funny because that is Lyft's (né Zimride) Holy crow, I've always seen it spelled née, and sure enough, it's because it's almost always used when referring to a woman's name before marriage. Turns out né exists for men! Are companies masculine, then? (Gendered languages belong in the dumpster of history.)