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Re:Bird lays off up to 5% of workforce by dvt on Friday March 15, 2019 @01:02AM (#19396720)
Cab companies weren't mom and pop shops, though (at least not in the sense you're getting at). In fact, obtaining a medallion was a substantial investment ($1M+ in some cases[1]). It's not particularly difficult to make the argument that scooters are a niche market at best.

[1] http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/files/2011/10/1021-met...

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Re:Bird lays off up to 5% of workforce by s17n on Friday March 15, 2019 @01:13AM (#19396779)
That's in New York. In most areas, cabs were relatively marginal, little used services. Uber didn't take their market, it created a whole new market.
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Re:Bird lays off up to 5% of workforce by throwaway20148 on Friday March 15, 2019 @04:09AM (#19397627)
The rest of the country ain’t New York City.
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