Uber Lays Off 400

Re:Uber Lays Off 400 by amiga_500 on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:43PM (#20561046)

> market share is the short term goal.

Creating a monopoly then jacking up the price. Not doubt shafting drivers and their customers.

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Re:Uber Lays Off 400 by amelius on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @03:24AM (#20562765)

But Uber's business model doesn't have lock-in potential. So if a price change happens, people (drivers and customers) will just switch to a different app.

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Re:Uber Lays Off 400 by amiga_500 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @08:59AM (#20564365)

I have sympathy with your view. Do Uber even care about that? It's selling the prospect of a lock-in that got them the IPO.

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