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Twitter is a free product that has global network effects and they deliver a digital good which has near zero marginal costs. Uber, on the other hand, delivers
by klaudius 7y ago
Twitter is a free product that has global network effects and they deliver a digital good which has near zero marginal costs.
Uber, on the other hand, delivers physical services to consumers that cost money and they do not have economies of scale or other innovations (e.g. self-driving vehicles) which would help them lower price.
- EForEndeavour 7y ago> they do not have economies of scale or other innovations (e.g. self-driving vehicles) Not yet. They're on it, having invested about $1B so far. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-11/uber-has-spent-more-than-1-billion-on-driverless-cars https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-11/uber-has-...