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This "it's ok to act immorally and illegally when you're a startup" attitude has to die in a fire.
by skrebbel 8y ago
This "it's ok to act immorally and illegally when you're a startup" attitude has to die in a fire.
- dannyr 8y agoProblem is governments never really acted aside from the US congressional hearings. While this is happening, Facebook's profits are up. There's really nothing compelling Zuck and Facebook to act morally and legally.
- zaarn 8y agoThe EU had a hearing as well. The UK had one after that and Zucc didn't show. I guess the other EU members are satisfied to know that FB doesn't give enough of a shit to actually show up when asked to show up.
- scarejunba 8y agoIt's not immoral or illegal. It's just "will convict in the court of public opinion". And as a startup you should ignore that.
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- Mirioron 8y agoGovernments need to stop trying to regulate everything so hard it stifles business then. Without Uber taxis would be even worse than they are today.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoIn the USA perhaps. Some of the other countries they operate in had and have taxis, and food delivery, that work just fine. All Uber has done is introduce unreliable, heavily subsidised - and therefore unfair - competition. It's the Walmart model: Make a loss until the others go under thanks to deepest pockets. When none remain, raise prices markedly.
- jfk13 8y agoAh, so that's what it's called. I thought that was the Amazon model.
- icebraining 8y agoNot just in the US; I live in Europe and fully welcomed Uber's arrival. And as I expected, after they opened the market many more competitors came, so I don't even have to keep using them. In a moment they'll go under due to their unsustainable model, leaving more decent companies in charge.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoOh I'm sure there's plenty of places where they've helped. I think you're right about the future though - unlike a Walmart I see precious little lock-in for Uber.