Re:How Uber Deals with Large iOS App Size
by smeyer on Friday February 26, 2021 @06:01PM
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>That pretty much doomed all these "local Uber competitors"
Did it? How much of Uber's usage in a random big city is from travelers based elsewhere vs locals? And it seems like others have succeeded in some narrower regions (Grab, Didi, etc.).
Re:How Uber Deals with Large iOS App Size
by bostonfincs on Friday February 26, 2021 @10:21PM
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A whole lot of Ubers big spenders. On a individual basis, but I know many consultants/sales people traveling all over the world that spend hundreds or thousands on ubers a month and want the ease of use. Those are Ubers profitable customers buying lux/black cars etc. in addition to many wealth families that use Uber all over the world in vacation. They should be solving for those customers over a customer worried about an extra 50 or 100mb even on their phone
Re:How Uber Deals with Large iOS App Size
by otabdeveloper4 on Saturday February 27, 2021 @05:39AM
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> doomed
Uber lost in pretty much every market where they had local competition. Are there any counterexamples?
That pretty much doomed all these "local Uber competitors". Nobody would start looking for a local competitor, set up an account, get 2FA, register their payment method and then have the privilege of getting a "starting up" screen telling them how and where they can get a ride. Instead they just open Uber and get where they want.