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Neither company has any stickiness with me. By that I mean, I can switch between them willy nilly with no real affect on my life. I like to tip when my work pic

Neither company has any stickiness with me. By that I mean, I can switch between them willy nilly with no real affect on my life. I like to tip when my work picks up the bill, so I most often use Lyft... If either of them offered a rewards program (like frequent flyer miles) I would probably use that one exclusively. I have no idea why neither has implemented that yet.

gravity13 10y ago
I find this kind of strange, given that both of them seem to be sinking massive amounts of money into subsidizing rides. Like, they're going to be all about user retention when people are only going to care about which option is cheapest. Google, or somebody, is gonna come in and mop up on the ecosystem they've created. They won't even have this huge ethical problem of laying off thousands of drivers.
- whyileft 10y ago
  Because its still about building an overall market for Uber to capitalize on later. Lyft is burning through their own VC money helping Uber build that mass with little possibility of actually beating out Uber in the long run. Not aquiring Lyft was such a masterful move that I completely missed at the time.
tehwebguy 10y ago
FYI Capital One Quicksilver gets a free $15 credit after every 9 rides (it was 20% back last year, pretty great.) Also if you link SPG you'll get 1 Starpoint per $2 spent on Uber (2/$1 when staying at a SPG hotel).
- malkuth23 10y ago
  Unfortunately when I ride for work I have to use my company Amex, so I get no benefits... Maybe my situation is weird so they have not bothered making a program for people like me. It works well for the airlines and hotels though because while I do not spend my money, I can decide WHERE I will spend it.
  - tehwebguy 10y ago
    Bummer, the Starpoints are earned no matter the payment card but may not work if you are using the Uber for business thing where you charge it to the company's account rather than their card directly. Something like 2k points will get you a night in a low category Sheraton, 20k will get you the W in Singapore.

gravity13 10y ago

I find this kind of strange, given that both of them seem to be sinking massive amounts of money into subsidizing rides. Like, they're going to be all about user retention when people are only going to care about which option is cheapest. Google, or somebody, is gonna come in and mop up on the ecosystem they've created. They won't even have this huge ethical problem of laying off thousands of drivers.

whyileft 10y ago
Because its still about building an overall market for Uber to capitalize on later. Lyft is burning through their own VC money helping Uber build that mass with little possibility of actually beating out Uber in the long run. Not aquiring Lyft was such a masterful move that I completely missed at the time.

tehwebguy 10y ago

FYI Capital One Quicksilver gets a free $15 credit after every 9 rides (it was 20% back last year, pretty great.) Also if you link SPG you'll get 1 Starpoint per $2 spent on Uber (2/$1 when staying at a SPG hotel).

malkuth23 10y ago
Unfortunately when I ride for work I have to use my company Amex, so I get no benefits... Maybe my situation is weird so they have not bothered making a program for people like me. It works well for the airlines and hotels though because while I do not spend my money, I can decide WHERE I will spend it.
- tehwebguy 10y ago
  Bummer, the Starpoints are earned no matter the payment card but may not work if you are using the Uber for business thing where you charge it to the company's account rather than their card directly. Something like 2k points will get you a night in a low category Sheraton, 20k will get you the W in Singapore.