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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by alasdair_ on Thursday November 30, 2017 @03:19PM (#15819136)
>Their revenue is growing which is still wild despite bad press.

Not really. The revenue for a company selling dollar bills for 80c each will keep increasing until all the cash is gone as well.

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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by bob_theslob646 on Thursday November 30, 2017 @07:15PM (#15820887)
>Not really. The revenue for a company selling dollar bills for 80c each will keep increasing until all the cash is gone as well.

The rides that I have taken are not subsidized. Maybe it's not statistically significant but I have yet to see the subsidy in the major cities that I have traveled in.

SoftBank obviously sees something in them.

Who knows. I don't disagree with what you said.

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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by hrasyid on Thursday November 30, 2017 @08:50PM (#15821329)
> The rides that I have taken are not subsidized. Maybe it's not statistically significant but I have yet to see the subsidy in the major cities that I have traveled in.

How do you know that?

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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by bob_theslob646 on Friday December 01, 2017 @06:38AM (#15823250)
The prices are higher per mile this year.( I have kept all my digital receipts for business travel purposes)

How do you know they are subsidized?

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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by hrasyid on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:15PM (#15825855)
Because the drivers told me that they keep 100% and then Uber pay them bonuses on top of that.
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