green_rover

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   by green_rover 9y ago

   Amazon and other retailers do this too. Uber doesn't appear to be doing anything here that isn't already par for the course.
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   by green_rover 9y ago

   It's every company's goal to be the "last man standing". In this case though, the other "men" on the playing field includes car ownership. Even absent Lyft, taxis and other competitors, the big prize isn't
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   by green_rover 9y ago

   From what I read, I also understood it to be based on the route (start location and end location).
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   by green_rover 9y ago

   Wouldn't this suggest that they aren't subsidizing rides to compete with Lyft except when Lyft subsidizes rides as well? I always see people saying that Uber subsidizes rides now and that rates will rise later if they win a market