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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by busterarm on Thursday November 30, 2017 @04:22PM (#15819655)
I'm somewhat reminded of Jack Tramiel's pricing scheme in the mid-late 80s with Commodore. Great, popular machines beating everyone on price until they couldn't afford to anymore. They didn't capture the market and they failed.
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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by kjksf on Thursday November 30, 2017 @05:21PM (#15820136)
They did capture the market.

Commodore 64 was a profitable bestseller.

Tramiel left Commodore while it was still very successful, founded new company, bought Atari and tried to replicate Commodore 64 success with Atari ST.

Commodore failed because they failed to transition from Commodore 64 to a better specced machines, despite having a technological marvel at their hands (Commodore Amiga).

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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by busterarm on Thursday November 30, 2017 @05:31PM (#15820230)
Yeah but it's also well documented how the pricing strategy he chose left the company unable to adapt at that critical time you mentioned.
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