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Re:Uber enters dockless bike wars with Jump acquisition by ams6110 on Monday April 09, 2018 @06:41PM (#16797609)
Sounds like what people said about Segway. Don't remember if it was Jobs, but somebody of approximately his tech reputation said "this will change the way we build cities."
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Re:Uber enters dockless bike wars with Jump acquisition by mattmanser on Monday April 09, 2018 @06:44PM (#16797624)
Yes, the trouble is, the cities are already built. Basing your business model on cities spending a metric tonne of $$$ on reworking their city isn't going to work.
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Re:Uber enters dockless bike wars with Jump acquisition by astrodust on Monday April 09, 2018 @07:12PM (#16797804)
European cities were built before the car.

American cities were built for the car.

African cities are growing rapidly and can be built for the car, the bike, or something else entirely.

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