Re:The man behind the million dollar homepage 11 years later
by BeetleB on Friday September 16, 2016 @05:35PM
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>At least in Portland, I've never taken a taxi in my life, but have taken probably a dozen Ubers.
Which is one reason why Uber is winning. You do not even bother to check taxi fares.
I checked Uber rates to get to the airport. Not cheaper than taxi - about the same.
Re:The man behind the million dollar homepage 11 years later
by brownbat on Friday September 16, 2016 @08:56PM
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> I checked Uber rates to get to the airport. Not cheaper than taxi - about the same.
Did people stop tipping cabs?
Maybe you meant Ubers were 20% more expensive, or maybe people don't tip cabs anymore, I don't know.
Honestly I'd pay more than cabfare + tips just to have the price be explicit. Tips basically become a tax on nice people. I'd much rather everyone was paying the same price.
Re:The man behind the million dollar homepage 11 years later
by Veen on Monday September 19, 2016 @04:26AM
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I live in Hungary where the taxis are pretty cheap but you have to call them, and there's not guarantee that you'll get someone who can speak English.
When I first got here, I used Uber all the time, but the government passed some anti-über laws and Uber withdrew from the market. Now I just use the public transport, which is pretty good, but less convenient than Uber. I felt bad for all the drivers that lost their jobs.
At least in Portland, I've never taken a taxi in my life, but have taken probably a dozen Ubers.