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Re:Uber drivers gang up to cause surge pricing, research says by emodendroket on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @04:24PM (#14914249)
When he says the price isn't sustainable I think what he means is that investor money has kept Uber fares below costs, which is not sustainable.
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Re:Uber drivers gang up to cause surge pricing, research says by criddell on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @04:53PM (#14914540)
I wonder if getting rid of the drivers would be enough to make Uber profitable? It would at least fix the gaming of surge prices.
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Re:Uber drivers gang up to cause surge pricing, research says by emodendroket on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @08:51PM (#14916071)
That is what they're betting the farm on; the bigger question is whether they'll be able to pull that off (and pull it off fast enough).
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