Re:Lyft gaining on Uber as it spends big on growth
by Elepsis on Saturday April 16, 2016 @06:21PM
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This just isn't true in any way. Uber once upon a time was a bidder on Here Maps, which provided most of Bing's mapping data, but they lost to a consortium of German car makers (BMW, Daimler, Audi): http://www.wsj.com/articles/bmw-daimler-audi-agree-to-buy-no...
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Re:Lyft gaining on Uber as it spends big on growth
by itsprofitbaron on Saturday April 16, 2016 @07:49PM
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They acquired part of Bing's Mapping Assets alongside ~100 employees - http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/29/uber-acquires-part-of-bings... and http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110643412133885342696045810783...