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One after the other. To put a conspiracy/playful hat on - seriously this is not my serious opinion - could it be that Uber is getting set up? Not necessarily fr

• wavefunction 9y ago
  The far more simple answer is that this is who Kalanick and Uber are.
  • yawaworht12 9y ago
    The simplest answer is clicks and ad revenue.
• Neliquat 9y ago
  I postulate that many more companies do this type of behavior than you realize, and the heightened attention, and entrenched competition are sure to surface every little screwup. So basically its a bit of both.
• alexbeloi 9y ago
  I would guess it's a combination of intentional leaks and reporters smelling blood in the water. Maybe also the upper management did something to lose the favor of people that would normally protect them from these kind of events (big investors). Or at least put a stop to them. Something to note is that half (3/6) of Uber's board members are internal (Uber employees). So perhaps Kalanick is under no pressure of being ousted (maybe he has tie-breaking/veto privilege as the chairman) by the board, and so people that do want him removed are resorting to leaking bad press, in the hope that external pressure will force a change.
  • jansho 9y ago
    > are resorting to leaking bad press, in the hope that external pressure will force a change. Well I'll hang my hat now and grab my pitchfork to join the mob...
  • nebabyte 9y ago
    > and reporters smelling blood in the water This. Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by people jumping on the 'gleeful schadenfreude and' bandwagon Besides, you know the drill, if it's "in right now" it drives clicks.
• cooper12 9y ago
  It's more like their competitors were always encouraging and spreading the negative press, and eventually it reached a tipping point that emboldened insiders to speak out and everyone went all out because it's a scandal and a way to be vindicated against Uber.
• inetknght 9y ago
  That's an interesting reason for Mr. Levandowski to plead the fifth.