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They can have their own app but without the VC money that Uber has to run without a profit for literally years, they can’t compete. Because they actually need t
by SamoyedFurFluff 4y ago
They can have their own app but without the VC money that Uber has to run without a profit for literally years, they can’t compete. Because they actually need to be profitable!
- sokoloff 4y agoI suspect they could make a business that would get enough sympathetic riders in a left-leaning city to be viable. It wouldn’t be outrageously highly valued, but at the end of the day, it’s driving people around in cars and there’s only so much willingness to pay there.
- JKCalhoun 4y agoI suspect you're right — until one of the big players decided to shut you down.
- SamoyedFurFluff 4y agoThey wouldn’t, actually. It’s been tried and they just don’t have the network effects to be comparable to Uber. A lot of big city rideshare is visitors, tourists, business meetings, etc. who already know Uber/Lyft UI and aren’t willing to download a new phone app for each city they visit, regardless of if it’s better for the drivers.