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Meanwhile, outside the Valley, across the ocean, five years ago, some regular taxi companies where I lived launched hailing apps, all on their own. No startups
by henrikschroder 12y ago
Meanwhile, outside the Valley, across the ocean, five years ago, some regular taxi companies where I lived launched hailing apps, all on their own. No startups required. Maybe the competition was stronger?
- sashanna 12y agoBut those innovative taxi companies still charged a 10% surcharge for using your credit card. Which mysteriously dropped to 5% when Uber appeared on the scene.
- jfoster 12y agoWhere is that? Would be interesting to know how Uber is doing in that market.
- henrikschroder 12y agoStockholm, Uber just entered it, so that's going to be interesting to follow. To be fair though, Uber's app is (now) better than the existing taxi company apps, with its integrated payments and map where you can see how far away your car is, so there's some value there.