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Re:Uber Posts $708M Loss as Finance Head Leaves by jv22222 on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @09:45PM (#14457354)
> As long as that stays true and Uber continues to grow outside of the US, Lyft doesn't stand a chance.

Well, except they do because the local market is simply huge. There is room for multiple competitors.

Just like we have ATT, Verizon, Etc.

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Re:Uber Posts $708M Loss as Finance Head Leaves by dismantlethesun on Thursday June 01, 2017 @12:05AM (#14457935)
Regional monopolies or there is some kind of differentiation between the plans. Additionally, they bribe customers into signing multi-year contracts.

It is a totally different space from taxis, where the experience is mostly fungible.

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