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Re:Ahead of IPO, Airbnb achieves profitability for second ye... by heurist on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @04:56PM (#18915835)
Their social network and brand recognition is their moat for now. Hosts and guests trust Airbnb. An upstart will have overcome a lot of momentum to take on Airbnb in the broad market.
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Re:Ahead of IPO, Airbnb achieves profitability for second ye... by xeromal on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @05:04PM (#18915926)
The reviews are worth the price of admission
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Re:Ahead of IPO, Airbnb achieves profitability for second ye... by conanbatt on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @05:38PM (#18916285)
They are valuable for sure, but are they 1/7 appts rented out?

Traditional vacation rentals charge 15~20%, but they truly handle the key hand offs and such.

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Re:Ahead of IPO, Airbnb achieves profitability for second ye... by gehwartzen on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @07:33PM (#18917203)
I suppose the landlords could port their reviews to a new platform by linking to the Airbnb listing similarly to how people used to post their eBay reviews when selling on forums. But yeah having all those reviews viewable natively for comparison is nice for renters.
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