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Re:The Uber Bombshell About to Drop by memmcgee on Monday March 13, 2017 @04:46PM (#13862183)
Uber's drivers aren't really fans of them though, nor are they loyal to a single company. Uber could disappear tomorrow and all its drivers would be fine on Lyft.
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Re:The Uber Bombshell About to Drop by alpha_squared on Monday March 13, 2017 @07:21PM (#13863499)
This may no longer be the case, but doesn't Lyft have a stricter vetting process than Uber? It could be that some (most, none, all?) of Uber drivers may not be that happy with Lyft.
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Re:The Uber Bombshell About to Drop by linkregister on Monday March 13, 2017 @07:48PM (#13863684)
Not really. I'd be surprised if most Uber drivers weren't already at least onboarded to Lyft. About half of the drivers I see have two phones on cradles in their cars.
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Re:The Uber Bombshell About to Drop by fernandotakai on Monday March 13, 2017 @08:12PM (#13863800)
lyft is US only, uber is not US only. if uber disappeared tomorrow, thousands of drivers would be unemployed outside the us.
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Re:The Uber Bombshell About to Drop by memmcgee on Monday March 13, 2017 @08:22PM (#13863853)
Did not know that. But I'm sure there are plenty of foreign startups that would pick up the slack. There's no secret sauce in Uber's tech. It would be fitting to see Uber fail due to hubris.
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