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This might be the silicon valley bubble here though.

by asafira 8y ago

biesnecker 8y ago
Totally. I use Lyft wherever I can but I can virtually always use Uber whereas Lyft is spotty.
- lettergram 8y ago
  Where do you go that doesn't have Lyft, but has Uber? I travel regularly and it is very rare not to have Lyft available. Virtually any city with >250k has both from my experience, although that could just be where I travel, I don't know.
  - Xeago 8y ago
    I've yet to find Lyft in Europe but there's a lot of cities there with Uber available.
  - nickwegner 8y ago
    Kansas City, MO has both, but wait times have been much higher for Lyft when compared to Uber. At least that’s been my experience. I only try to use Lyft.
  - V-2 8y ago
    > Where do you go that doesn't have Lyft, but has Uber? Everywhere other than the US and Canada?
  - dagw 8y ago
    Where do you go that doesn't have Lyft, but has Uber? Lyft is US/Canada only, while Uber is much more global.
  - biesnecker 8y ago
    Late response, but yeah, mostly Europe. Asia for a while, but now Uber is mostly gone there too.
ardy42 8y ago
> This might be the silicon valley bubble here though. I'm well outside of SV, use Lyft occasionally, and never use Uber out of principle.
kbenson 8y ago
It might be (as long as we expand that definition to cover tech workers or tech industry aware people in other areas as well). I live an hour North of SF, and even there, if I mention I don't like to use Uber out of principle because of their past behavior and misdeeds, the question I invariably get is "Oh, like what? I haven't heard anything." Whatever Uber did to paper over what news of their misdeeds reached general cultural consciousness (if any...) seems to have worked for the most part. That's a shame, since I truly believe there should be much harsher repercussions for their blatant disregard of the law over an extended period and the pain and problems it caused to many. I suspect if the market was working efficiently, Uber would have a lot more problems and be in a much worse position than they are (efficient markets assume good information, and if people don't know what Uber's done, they can't make an informed decision).
gotocake 8y ago
I live quite a few states away, and in fact Uber has a terrible reputation here too.

This might be the silicon valley bubble here though.

biesnecker 8y ago

Totally. I use Lyft wherever I can but I can virtually always use Uber whereas Lyft is spotty.

lettergram 8y ago
Where do you go that doesn't have Lyft, but has Uber? I travel regularly and it is very rare not to have Lyft available. Virtually any city with >250k has both from my experience, although that could just be where I travel, I don't know.
- Xeago 8y ago
  I've yet to find Lyft in Europe but there's a lot of cities there with Uber available.
- nickwegner 8y ago
  Kansas City, MO has both, but wait times have been much higher for Lyft when compared to Uber. At least that’s been my experience. I only try to use Lyft.
- V-2 8y ago
  > Where do you go that doesn't have Lyft, but has Uber? Everywhere other than the US and Canada?
- dagw 8y ago
  Where do you go that doesn't have Lyft, but has Uber? Lyft is US/Canada only, while Uber is much more global.
- biesnecker 8y ago
  Late response, but yeah, mostly Europe. Asia for a while, but now Uber is mostly gone there too.

ardy42 8y ago

> This might be the silicon valley bubble here though. I'm well outside of SV, use Lyft occasionally, and never use Uber out of principle.

kbenson 8y ago

It might be (as long as we expand that definition to cover tech workers or tech industry aware people in other areas as well). I live an hour North of SF, and even there, if I mention I don't like to use Uber out of principle because of their past behavior and misdeeds, the question I invariably get is "Oh, like what? I haven't heard anything." Whatever Uber did to paper over what news of their misdeeds reached general cultural consciousness (if any...) seems to have worked for the most part. That's a shame, since I truly believe there should be much harsher repercussions for their blatant disregard of the law over an extended period and the pain and problems it caused to many. I suspect if the market was working efficiently, Uber would have a lot more problems and be in a much worse position than they are (efficient markets assume good information, and if people don't know what Uber's done, they can't make an informed decision).

gotocake 8y ago

I live quite a few states away, and in fact Uber has a terrible reputation here too.