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Re:Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “Del... by enraged_camel on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:37AM (#13530847)
>>Actually, no they cannot. It has been proven time and time again that most companies will behave only in ways that benefit its stakeholders.

I don't think anyone can reasonably argue that the current situation is benefiting Uber's shareholders.

The point being that by breaking the strike, Uber made a terrible business decision. They massively underestimated the backlash they would get. Now they have a (yet another) PR nightmare in their hands.

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Re:Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “Del... by dvdhnt on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @10:03AM (#13531064)
That's fair, and I certainly wasn't trying to analyze the business implications of Uber's maneuvering, simply that any decision made is 'usually' motivated by how it benefits a company's stakeholders.
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