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I'm not sure I agree. I mean, it's not like Uber is buying cars in bulk at a discount smaller operators can't match, or anything like that. And it's not like
by michaelt 4y ago
I'm not sure I agree.
I mean, it's not like Uber is buying cars in bulk at a discount smaller operators can't match, or anything like that.
And it's not like they're running a lean technology operation, with just 50 engineers globally, to get economies of scale on tech expenses.
The only economies of scale Uber has on their side is marketing.
- hotpotamus 4y agoThere's also maintenance on that fleet of cars to consider and ride-share gets no economies of scale there. You know who does? Taxi companies.
- astrange 4y agoTaxi companies don’t like owning their cars either; they have the same abusive system of making the drivers be contractors who own the cars. Except Uber doesn’t let the drivers rip you off so is safer to use.