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Re:Lyft vs. Uber: A Tale of Two S-1’s by baby on Sunday April 14, 2019 @05:44PM (#19661892)
this is wishful thinking, Uber is everywhere and too big to fail. It might be hard to see if you don't travel much outside the US.

On the other hand, I don't know anyone outside the US who knows Lyft.

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Re:Lyft vs. Uber: A Tale of Two S-1’s by willhslade on Sunday April 14, 2019 @05:55PM (#19661940)
How is Uber, a company that has never made money, and has competitors in every market in taxi cabs, too big to fail? TBTF refers to banks, not side investments from SoftBank and Saudi Arabia.
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Re:Lyft vs. Uber: A Tale of Two S-1’s by soVeryTired on Sunday April 14, 2019 @05:58PM (#19661952)
It's hard to see how they're 'too big to fail'. That term is used to describe institutions whose demise could wreak havoc on society, so their failure is prevented by government.

Uber could fail and no-one but its investors would bat an eyelid.

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