>I guess my point is, isn't the convenience of always having a ride 5 mins away enough? And now thy are so ubiquitous no one could have that same level of servi

>I guess my point is, isn't the convenience of always having a ride 5 mins away enough? And now thy are so ubiquitous no one could have that same level of service as them. the ride is always 5 minutes away because they get so many fares. They get so many fares because their prices are so low. Now, they could go to lyft rates; experimentally, lyft gets here pretty quick, too. but the point being that "5 minutes away" is a function of their critical mass, which is a function of their low price.