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Re:Uber’s C.E.O. Choice Faces a Question of Ambitions by freyir on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @01:29AM (#15122297)
> Technology companies must be willing to disrupt themselves before the competition does

Kalanick described autonomous driving as existential to the company. He didn't see autonomous vehicles as a disruption, but as the natural progression. Human drivers are a stopgap measure until the technology is ready. The question is when that will be, and whether Uber can last until then.

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Re:Uber’s C.E.O. Choice Faces a Question of Ambitions by malandrew on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @01:32AM (#15122307)
> The question is when that will be, and whether Uber can last until then.

Why doesn't anyone ever ask if the competition can last until then as well?

Remember, you don't need to be faster than the tiger, you just need to be faster than whomever you're with when a tiger shows up.

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Re:Uber’s C.E.O. Choice Faces a Question of Ambitions by icebraining on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @03:10AM (#15122642)
It's folly to assume the competition is fixed. New competitors can and have appeared long after Uber was started.
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