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Re:As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Its Lead Lawyer Races to C... by FriedPickles on Monday March 04, 2019 @11:16PM (#19308061)
In the US we have Lyft, so not quite a monopoly. Possibly an oligopoly though. I'm building an app that pits them against each other on price to promote a competitive transportation market. In some countries Uber does have a monopoly, or has been kicked out in favor of a different monopoly...
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Re:As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Its Lead Lawyer Races to C... by cameldrv on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:55AM (#19308932)
Good luck. You aren't the first to try this. Uber's terms of service expressly prohibit displaying their prices next to a competitor's, and they've sent their lawyers after anyone who has tried. You don't make money as a marketplace by competing in the market for marketplaces -- you do it by being the marketplace and charging the rent that the market will bear.
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Re:As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Its Lead Lawyer Races to C... by BurningFrog on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @01:32AM (#19308527)
There are also Taxis in most places.
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Re:As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Its Lead Lawyer Races to C... by jimmaswell on Monday March 04, 2019 @11:27PM (#19308106)
Google Maps already does that.
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Re:As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Its Lead Lawyer Races to C... by FriedPickles on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @01:13AM (#19308465)
Not well. It gives price ranges like "$6-$10", and with many short rides having price differences of $1-$2 its not actually useful for comparing Uber and Lyft. Plus their fare prices are often flat out wrong (as they cannot factor in account specific factors), and they link you into the native app to actually call the ride.
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Re:As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Its Lead Lawyer Races to C... by rchaud on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @07:26AM (#19310057)
Doesn't Uber pay Google for that privilege? I'm in Toronto and I've only ever seen Uber fare estimates on Google Maps.
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Re:As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Its Lead Lawyer Races to C... by jimmaswell on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @02:34PM (#19321898)
I don't know, but I've seen it list both Uber and Lyft for me.
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