Re:Uber just closed a $1B round of funding for its China branch
by dylanjermiah on Friday August 28, 2015 @05:58AM
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How are they 'ethically bankrupt'?
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Re:Uber just closed a $1B round of funding for its China branch
by michaelt on Friday August 28, 2015 @06:20AM
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If you look at their wikipedia page, the section 'criticism' [1] lists a variety of issues. You'd expect criticism from incumbent taxi companies, and perhaps you also expect sketchy labor practices, and a few fatal accidents and rapes. But the problems also include user privacy issues, threats to journalists, and attempts to sabotage their competitors.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uber_%28company%2...
Re:Uber just closed a $1B round of funding for its China branch
by dylanjermiah on Monday August 31, 2015 @08:41AM
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They've done some moronic things, yes. But 'ethically bankrupt' is a big stretch. All in all, Uber has created 50bn of market value. They've done that by making drivers and riders lives better than it was before.
Re:Uber just closed a $1B round of funding for its China branch
by Lawtonfogle on Friday August 28, 2015 @10:52AM
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Wait til they deploy their self driving cars and sell all that data to the relevant government.
Re:Uber just closed a $1B round of funding for its China branch
by venomsnake on Friday August 28, 2015 @07:24AM
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Rides of glory?