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Re:Request for Startups: News, Jobs, and Democracy by CalChris on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @02:54PM (#13534579)
Is Uber technology or is it a Ponzi scheme? I admire their technology at the same time as I have absolutely no faith in their ability to ever turn a profit, and more particularly, ever be a net benefit.

No, the technology label is not sufficient. It isn't an immunity necklace. It doesn't mean inevitability. I say this as an engineer.

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Re:Request for Startups: News, Jobs, and Democracy by rjtavares on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @06:08AM (#13539811)
A company isn't a technology, it's a business model built on technology. Uber's technology (mobile-enabled P2P networks connecting service providers to customers) is definitely unavoidable. Uber's business model isn't.
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