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Re:The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote (2010) by davey48016 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @11:56AM (#30616799)
The first time I used Uber was about 6 or 7 years ago. I was living in the DC Suburbs and I had a plane to catch. The night before my flight I called and booked a cab for 6 am. At 6 am there was no cab so I called the dispatcher and asked when they'd be there, they said the cab was on its way and would be there in ten minutes. At 6:15 I called again and they admitted there had never been a cab on the way, there were none available, and they cancelled on me.

I downloaded Uber, signed up for an account, and had a ride by 6:25.

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Re:The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote (2010) by leephillips on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @12:19PM (#30617196)
I had almost the exact experience, including the timing, with one alteration: exchange Uber with taxi.
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Re:The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote (2010) by lotsofpulp on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:04PM (#30617894)
And hence the root problem is exposed: people are generally not able or willing to pay enough to incentivize someone to reliably drive them at odd hours. The problem is people expecting something they cannot afford.
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Re:The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote (2010) by scarface74 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:14PM (#30617998)
So if only some company had an algorithm to incentivize drivers based on supply and demand…
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Re:The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote (2010) by lotsofpulp on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:43PM (#30618399)
And then the company gets excoriated by media for price gouging.
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Re:The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote (2010) by pstuart on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @12:29PM (#30617364)
I scheduled a pickup with Uber for my family to get to the airport for a holiday trip. It never showed, there was no feedback on the app and no way to know/resolve the issue. I only use Lyft now.
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