Except Amazon was cash flow positive but "not profitable" because it was heavily reinvesting in itself. It was making shareholders mad because they wanted that

Except Amazon was cash flow positive but "not profitable" because it was heavily reinvesting in itself. It was making shareholders mad because they wanted that cash back as dividends. Uber is not cash flow positive and not investing in itself near the scale Amazon was, assuming that we are not counting heavily subsidized rides as self investment.