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While both Uber and Lyft have their points, I don't think there is anything illegal going on that might cause regulators to get involved. So any repurcussions,
by r0h1n 12y ago
While both Uber and Lyft have their points, I don't think there is anything illegal going on that might cause regulators to get involved.
So any repurcussions, if at all, have to come from customers who use Uber and Lyft. Lyft is hoping people will see it as the honest, scrappy challenger and Uber as the sleazy, corpulent incumbent.
But I sincerely doubt enough people care about principles in today's instant-gratification age. Or about supporting the smaller guy (most people I know are nonchalant about using Google, Facebook and couldn't be bothered to find alternatives).
Meanwhile Uber can (and will) continue burning as much money as it takes to disrupt Lyft, hoping that when the dust settles and it controls, say, 80% of the market, customers will have no real choice.
- aetherson 12y agoI think you're mistaking Lyft's strategy. They aren't principally hoping that passengers regard Uber as scummy. They hope that the (more engaged) drivers will. All of this communication about Uber recruiters costing drivers money, Uber recruiters canceling rides, but don't worry, we're safeguarding you -- it's about setting up a bad impression of Uber and their recruiting habits before the recruiter actually talks to a driver.
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- lern_too_spel 12y agoAccording to TFA, Lyft likely engages in the same tactics. When asked for comment, the Lyft spokesperson denied engaging in a completely different tactic.
- prodigal_erik 12y agoAirbnb still has a spammer in charge, which shows that the tolerated level of sociopathy is way too high for this incident to have any consequences.
- viscanti 12y agoI have a hard time making anything out of the "facts" here from Lyft. Apparently Uber has cancelled about 5k trips over the past year. That ends up being about 1 cancelled trip every 5 days in each Lyft city (I can't imagine that's nearly enough volume to disrupt anything). What's more, they're now claiming that 85% of trips by Uber contractors are cancelled. That means Uber's alleged master plan is to get into one Lyft car every 2 months for each Lyft city? Something doesn't add up here. This seems much more like a company on the way out trying kick up some dust. There's no way any of these reported numbers make sense.