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> uChat is actually built by a pretty large team Which is even more scary. Why isn't uber laying all these people off and paying cash money for a real chat ap
by spookthesunset 7y ago
> uChat is actually built by a pretty large team
Which is even more scary. Why isn't uber laying all these people off and paying cash money for a real chat application? What competitive advantage does uber have maintaining a chat application?
- fuzz4lyfe 7y agoPreventing engineers who are working on it from working at the competition?
- echelon 7y agoThat's pretty stupid. If this was truly their strategy, they're just raising everyone's costs. They can't out-compete Google at this game.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoGoogle has a chat app? What's it called this week?
- segmondy 7y agoThey might have to pivot into a chat company
- sdan 7y ago"Uber Chat -- because that's one thing you didn't know you needed!"
- JohnJamesRambo 7y agoOnly profitable if they can ever find a way to make the chat self-driving.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoGroup chats all ready are: You can take your hands off completely, even go and do something else, read a book, write an email, book some flights, and the chat will drive itself ... somewhere.
- toomanybeersies 7y agoWith more and more chat and email apps offering auto-generated/suggested replies (e.g. what Gmail offers) we're on our way there.
- _pmf_ 7y agoI might actually hire an Uber for the express purpose of having someone to talk to. In Germany, taxi drivers were often former "German studies" or Philosophy students who did not find a job, so it was kind of guaranteed that you'd have a competent, honest communication partner (albeit left leaning).
- chosenbreed37 7y agoI think that's brilliant. I'm curious as to why it is not regarded as proper job. I don't think it's unique to Germany though. I think it is as honorable an occupation as any. And for the philosophical types it might actually be quite a good occupation as it may not be as taxing on the mind (apart from the time they spent thinking on their favorite subjects). That frees them up to study, research and write in their spare time. Secondly I'm curious as to why they tend to be left leaning...
- vadym909 7y agoWhy doesn't Uber spend less on Engg and pay more to their drivers- which may actually help its business.
- icebraining 7y agoIf they fired 1000 engineers, at $250k/year each, that would come to about $1.2/week more for each monthly active driver.