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Re:Uber opens at $42 per share by ulfw on Saturday May 11, 2019 @01:27AM (#19884716)
And then new competitors will spring up who can undermine those prices. There is absolutely nothing unique about what Uber does to keep people as customers.
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Re:Uber opens at $42 per share by dragonwriter on Saturday May 11, 2019 @04:35AM (#19885230)
A dominant two-sided market has strong network effects, since new suppliers want to be where the buyers already are and vice versa.
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Re:Uber opens at $42 per share by vkou on Saturday May 11, 2019 @05:56PM (#19888618)
If the drivers are contractors, then they can install both apps.

If they are employees, Uber is thoroughly fucked.

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