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jdro
7y ago
I have indeed taken a taxi before. I still have the photo in my album of cherished memories. I flip back to it each morning to relive the experience. Ahhh. "Nearly impossible" is a simultaneously weak and strong claim. Let's
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jdro
7y ago
Two relevant excerpts from that article on cost and structural problems: ===== On Cost: The cost structure of any urban car service company has four components: vehicle costs (typically 18 percent of total, including acquisition, financing,
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jdro
7y ago
This is a worthwhile writeup of how Uber's operating costs are generally higher than the industry it "disrupted" without actually solving the structural problems that industry had found an equilibrium around: https:/&#x