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>There have been reports that Uber has an internal website only for drivers that advertises "More surge pricing than Lyft, etc if you switch to us!" or somethin
by lsc 13y ago
>There have been reports that Uber has an internal website only for drivers that advertises "More surge pricing than Lyft, etc if you switch to us!" or something along those lines.
It's interesting how companies try to message differently to different groups, and how a message intended for investors really sounds bad to customers.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/12/05 http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/12/05
- onedev 13y agoNot saying it's right or wrong, I'm just saying that it's one more data point that could lead to their eagerness to surge their pricing.
- mikeyouse 13y agoThis sounds close to what you're describing (warning, Valleywag): http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-forced-driver-shortage-to-boost-surge-pricing-1531501176 http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-forced-driver-shortage-to-b... But Uber recruited new drivers for UberX, and then intentionally prevented them from driving on Valentine's day so that surge pricing would come into effect.