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Re:Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile state of ... by meira on Friday September 16, 2016 @03:53PM (#12516810)
Uber penetration is very low, a lot of cities don't have their serviços available so others can occupy these spaces without worrying with network effect at all. Uber is doomed.
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Re:Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile state of ... by umanwizard on Friday September 16, 2016 @09:50PM (#12518696)
What country are you talking about? Uber is available in every major US city, for a pretty loose definition of "major".
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Re:Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile state of ... by gregpilling on Saturday September 17, 2016 @03:12AM (#12519514)
I was in Italy in June, and Uber was not very useful. I could not get a ride in Modena, Bologna and a few other places I tried.
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Re:Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile state of ... by paulddraper on Friday September 16, 2016 @11:46PM (#12519029)
I agree. I've never been anywhere in the US with lots of taxis where Uber wasn't.
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Re:Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile state of ... by user5994461 on Saturday September 17, 2016 @03:27PM (#12522005)
It might be hard to understand for the typical American HN reader but the major USA cities are only a tiny fraction of the world.

There are more than 100 other countries out there with many cities in need of taxis.

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Re:Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile state of ... by umanwizard on Saturday September 17, 2016 @06:32PM (#12522866)
Don't be an asshole. I was asking out of curiosity.
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