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> "Looking at it from my consumer perspective Uber is net positive - even if it ends up being unsustainable and goes bust eventually." Leaving behind what opti
by uptown 7y ago
> "Looking at it from my consumer perspective Uber is net positive - even if it ends up being unsustainable and goes bust eventually."
Leaving behind what options for short-range travel? If Uber goes bust and in the process, they've killed off both their competition and traditional taxis, what options does that leave for short-range individual commuting where bikes and scooters aren't sensible?
- matthewdgreen 7y agoThe Uber model is pretty easy to duplicate. See e.g., http://www.rideaustin.com/ http://www.rideaustin.com/
- uptown 7y agoSure. But why would anyone pursue it if they've demonstrated that long-term it's financially insolvent?
- matthewdgreen 7y agoPresumably prices will increase to a sustainable level if the big VC-money-burning firms go out of business. I can see ride sharing becoming more expensive -- I just don't see any future in which it goes away.
- mycall 7y agoEven mass transit is experimenting with Flex semi-fixed routing.