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> Kind of like Uber is a globally a bad idea, but they did force many taxi companies to raise quality. What do you mean by this? Are you saying Uber is bad bec
by el_dev_hell 7y ago
> Kind of like Uber is a globally a bad idea, but they did force many taxi companies to raise quality.
What do you mean by this? Are you saying Uber is bad because it's disruptive to Taxi companies or because they're terrible to drivers?
The claim that Uber is a bad idea globally, especially somewhere like Brazil or Mexico, is laughable. Catching a cab in Buenos Aires was an actual risk to your life. Catching an Uber is many times safer (not to mention cleaner and more convenient).
I guess I'm just missing the obviousness of Uber being a bad idea. What do you mean exactly?
- viraptor 7y agoUber has investors' cash which it will throw at the business to keep the price low for customers while paying drivers just enough to not quit. This will change once they need to be profitable and/or once competition is gone. Then it's going to be worse for both the drivers and riders. Other cabs were terrible though as you noted. I don't know about LA regions, but in some countries in Europe a better service from Uber actually forced the local taxi companies to raise the service quality - which is a welcome result.