Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires

Re:Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires by philliphaydon on Sunday August 11, 2019 @03:55AM (#20666963)

I obviously can’t speak for drivers but I have spoken to 2 who both said they preferred grab over Uber because they picked up many more customers.

I never used Uber because it was never cheaper than booking a taxi over the phone.

Grab did a lot more than Uber for their app too. Pretty much from day 1 you could type a taxi stand number in and it would pin the exact location. Uber couldn’t even come close to figuring out where I was standing. So personal booking and usage experience was far better than Uber for sure.

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Re:Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires by foo101 on Sunday August 11, 2019 @06:25AM (#20667441)

Not a Singaporean. But I have traveled extensively in Malaysia and Singapore and I can attest to the better experience of Grab. The Grab experience (availability, pickup time, price, etc.) was so much better that I never even thought of installing the Uber app in my subsequent visit to these two countries.

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Re:Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires by JCharante on Sunday August 11, 2019 @04:03AM (#20666985)

As a VN Grab user I love how superior the UX is for Grab than Uber. The subscription packages are great, GrabFood is great, the translation features, rewards system, mobile top up, etc... I don't look forward to returning to the US because I'll have to use Uber and Lyft which are behind Grab by miles.

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