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> You’ve replaced a terrible set of local players with a handful of international mega players who I'd argue are just as crap as the ones you've displaced. You
by chrischen 4y ago
> You’ve replaced a terrible set of local players with a handful of international mega players who I'd argue are just as crap as the ones you've displaced.
You’ve clearly not used both a taxi pre-Uber or an Uber.
I’d wager my annual salary that a poll of users would rank the user experience of app based ride hailing as superior to that of the previous options. Uber didn’t even start out cheaper than taxis. They just slowly won out by being better. Cheaper just helped them grow faster later on.
- pessimizer 4y ago> You’ve clearly not used both a taxi pre-Uber or an Uber. You know this is extremely unlikely, so it's not good to base any argument on it.
- chrischen 4y agoPlenty of people outside of cities, especially in suburban America, never use taxis, and many who have cars don't use Ubers/Lyfts. Coming from your perspective it may seem implausible but consider another perspective.
- wyre 4y agoA good user experience doesn’t pardon Uber’s excessive corruption. > Uber didn’t even start out cheaper than taxis. When Uber came to my city about a decade ago all rides were free to the passenger. So much cheaper than a taxi.