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Re:Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Ub... by sdenton4 on Monday March 12, 2018 @11:10PM (#16573653)
Amazon was a leap up from other online booksellers, just as Google was a leap up from other search engines...

Lyft isn't a leap up from Uber. But I do stick with Lyft because Uber's been so cold.

Re:Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Ub... by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday March 12, 2018 @11:22PM (#16573687)
What other online booksellers were there in 1995? I don't remember any.
Re:Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Ub... by spaceflunky on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @11:01AM (#16576634)
Barnes and Noble was around, but they just did not take it seriously enough
Re:Lyft says its revenue is growing nearly 3x faster than Ub... by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @12:27PM (#16577366)
According to wikipedia B&N's website was launched almost 2 years after Amazon.