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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by madeofpalk on Thursday November 30, 2017 @05:16PM (#15820093)
I understand that there are taxi companies worldwide and I'm sure they operate different by different types of people, but I still think you're overestimating these taxi companies and what they want.

I worked for a very big "Old Media" company in Australia when we rebuilt one of their key properties. Their "definition of success" was to _not accelerate the rate of decline_ of page views. Since then I've realised that these types of businesses are ran by people who are motivated differently than 'us'.

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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by ProAm on Thursday November 30, 2017 @05:42PM (#15820317)
For sure, I agree with that. My original point was Uber has a pivot that they can use to make money. Layoff most the people, license the software, profit. It might not work for everyone, but it will definitely work for some.
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