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It's entirely relevant. First, it's related to Uber's international expansion, which I believed was covered on HN very recently. That story was pretty weak of "
by ryanhuff 12y ago
It's entirely relevant. First, it's related to Uber's international expansion, which I believed was covered on HN very recently. That story was pretty weak of "intellectual curiosity". This kind of story could doom them in certain markets. It also relates to how Uber's business practice of keeping drivers at arms length when compared to taxis may impact the quality of the experience (this is a crazy extreme example).
- icebraining 12y agoIt also relates to how Uber's business practice of keeping drivers at arms length when compared to taxis may impact the quality of the experience (this is a crazy extreme example). I don't see why, do you think taxi drivers don't rape their customers? Just last month a taxi driver raped, robbed and threw two people over a cliff[1]. This story shows that Uber hires dangerous people, but not that they're any worse than taxis. I dislike Uber businesses practices, and I don't use the service, but this particular story is just tabloid content. [1] http://m.ibnlive.com/news/taxi-driver-rapes-delhibased-woman-throws-her-and-friend-off-a-cliff-near-dehradun/512133-3-244.html http://m.ibnlive.com/news/taxi-driver-rapes-delhibased-woman...
- ryanhuff 12y agoNow that Uber has been banned in India, I think the story has turned to be very relevant.