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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by therein on Friday February 15, 2019 @10:30PM (#19176877)
> The taxi experience in cities other than NYC, Chicago, and SF got a million times better. Before Uber in a city like Nashville you call for a taxi and maybe one shows up at some point. Since Uber you can reliably get a ride whenever you want. And that's not even talking about discrimination.

That is a good point I hadn't considered until now.

I remember back in my college days in Champaign, IL right before Uber's debut, I would have to call three separate cab companies a day ahead of time and then the day of to get a ride to the airport, and only one would maybe show up.

I ended up befriending an Ethiopian cab driver that was really kind and responsible and only then this challenge came to an end.

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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by steve_musk on Saturday February 16, 2019 @06:47AM (#19178214)
As a recent UIUC grad, it takes a few minutes to get an Uber there now.
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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by therein on Saturday February 16, 2019 @02:55PM (#19180601)
Glad to hear a confirmation that what GP is talking about has had that positive impact as it sounds like Uber solved a genuine problem that existed there. :)
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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by da02 on Friday February 15, 2019 @11:21PM (#19177044)
What do you mean by, "and only then this challenge came to an end."? You simply stopped calling him?
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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by aplummer on Friday February 15, 2019 @11:25PM (#19177056)
They mean: only after befriending the cab driver did the challenge of getting to the airport become easy.
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Re:Uber Revenue Growth Slows, Losses Persist as 2019 IPO Dra... by therein on Saturday February 16, 2019 @02:15AM (#19177515)
Exactly.
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