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Re:How Uber could end up as Silicon Valley's most spectacula... by geofft on Saturday March 04, 2017 @06:58PM (#13793685)
What about the opportunity cost of driving more sustainable competition (whether that's better taxis, direct competitors, or public transit) out of business? Uber doesn't exist in a vacuum.
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Re:How Uber could end up as Silicon Valley's most spectacula... by robotresearcher on Sunday March 05, 2017 @12:17AM (#13794719)
That's an interesting point. In the long term I think there will always be a need for the service so when a loss leader goes out of business someone will step up.

Public transit has existed alongside taxis for hundreds of years. Uber won't kill transit.

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