London's Uber Ban Is a Big Brexit Mistake

Re:London's Uber Ban Is a Big Brexit Mistake by QAPereo on Sunday September 24, 2017 @08:48PM (#15327327)

Could they? Isn’t their whole business model using VC money to create predatory pricing and dominate everything? I think Uber is rotten as a premise, and when you take the bad behavior out, barring a sudden and miraculous breakthrough in automated automobiles, they’re not viable.

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Re:London's Uber Ban Is a Big Brexit Mistake by disordinary on Sunday September 24, 2017 @08:53PM (#15327347)

Yep, I have no idea how they have any customers with all the bad press they get.

The goal is to kill the competition and treat their drivers and customers like crap in doing so.

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Re:London's Uber Ban Is a Big Brexit Mistake by aianus on Sunday September 24, 2017 @08:54PM (#15327353)

They treat their customers very well, that's why they've been so successful.

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Re:London's Uber Ban Is a Big Brexit Mistake by StudentStuff on Sunday September 24, 2017 @09:00PM (#15327374)

Oh really? I gave up using Uber when I watched a ride go from $9 to $22, then back down to $12 after I killed the app and reopened it. Lyft pulls much the same shit, but killing and reopening will get me within a few cents of that initial $9 price.

Ultimately, it just means I set my life up such that neither Uber or Lyft can hold me hostage with insane spikes in pricing. Thus I bike and drive more than I'd like.

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Re:London's Uber Ban Is a Big Brexit Mistake by disordinary on Sunday September 24, 2017 @09:08PM (#15327399)

You obviously didn't see how they reacted to that poor woman in India.

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