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Uber's lock-in is so soft that they ought to be paranoid about any attack on their image.

• jfoster 10y ago
  If that were true, they would be swamped with competitors. In most markets, they only have one significant competitor; Lyft, Grab, previously Didi. (let's not count taxis)
  • BinaryIdiot 10y ago
    > If that were true, they would be swamped with competitors Are they not? I hear of tons of ride sharing companies every week almost always in very local areas. Seems like they have a ton of competition everywhere. At least anecdotally that's how it looks to me.
    • jfoster 10y ago
      Are there any examples of cities where Uber operates with multiple viable competitors? I'm aware of cities where it's Uber v Lyft or Uber v Grab, but have yet to hear of any 3-way races. Groupon is an example of a business that truly had very little competitive barriers. As a result, every second startup was working on a deals site. Even so, in the end, it wasn't even the competitors that brought Groupon down. Groupon brought Groupon down.
      • BinaryIdiot 10y ago
        > Are there any examples of cities where Uber operates with multiple viable competitors? Viable? Not sure. Honestly I just see the signs for various services I've never heard of at or near airports and I rarely remember any of their names nor see them elsewhere.