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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by colbyh on Sunday January 15, 2017 @11:57AM (#13404862)
map data, user data, etc. that stuff isn't free.
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Re:Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M by manarth on Sunday January 15, 2017 @04:57PM (#13406626)
I'd disagree on the subject of 'map data': Open Street Map is a good example of free, open map data.

Whatever map data Uber/Lyft started with (and have perhaps since augmented with proprietary GPS data supplied by their apps), is it enough of a competitive advantage?

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