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A comment on Can Uber Ever Deliver? Even After 4Q Cost Cuts, Uber Lost $4.5B in 2017.

Re:Can Uber Ever Deliver? Even After 4Q Cost Cuts, Uber Lost... by sgwealti on Friday February 16, 2018 @01:49PM (#16394753)
In the claim in the article that they're inflating top line revenue growth, is the argument that they're selling a $100 ride but giving a $20 discount and calling it $100 in top line revenue?
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Re:Can Uber Ever Deliver? Even After 4Q Cost Cuts, Uber Lost... by apike on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:01PM (#16394889)
According to the article they are not only doing what you describe, but if due to an error or customer service reason they refund the ride later that day, they still count it as $100 of revenue.
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Re:Can Uber Ever Deliver? Even After 4Q Cost Cuts, Uber Lost... by sgwealti on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:15PM (#16395682)
Couldn't they "double" their revenue by doubling their prices and giving everyone a 50% discount?
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