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Re:Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires by JumpCrisscross on Saturday August 10, 2019 @09:31PM (#20665643)
> I'm not sure if someplace like Lancaster, PA (totally random example; it's a city I enjoy visiting) even needs a service like Uber

I dive in Dutch Springs (near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) from time to time. Bus out of New York and Uber for the last mile. Without Uber, those are hotel, restaurant, equipment, facilities and bus expenses I would not be spending there.

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Re:Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires by pavel_lishin on Sunday August 11, 2019 @07:46AM (#20667701)
You don't need an app for 50% of that use case. You need taxi drivers hanging out at the train station/bus depot.
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