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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by mrgordon on Monday March 20, 2017 @11:56AM (#13915212)
For example, Boca Raton in Florida is a wealthy area that had no taxi service until Uber. You literally had to get a limousine to go somewhere. Now its simple and cheap to get an Uber.
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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by emodendroket on Monday March 20, 2017 @03:02PM (#13916750)
When you say a "limousine" are you not just describing a livery service where you call a dispatcher and they send a car?
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Re:Two Executives to Leave Uber, Adding to Departures by mrgordon on Monday March 20, 2017 @10:17PM (#13919330)
The point is that you can get a $5-10 Uber ride instead of before where you'd spend $100+ on a limousine ride that you need to arrange well ahead of time. It wasn't a realistic option before except for special occasions.
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