It also sued the government. My point is “suing the government is not a sign of strength” or weakness. It’s a non-signal. I think DoorDash is wrong here, though they have a kernel of a point in why grocery delivery is not covered by the rule. But their suing the government says nothing about their strength or weakness.
Companies that have made similar moves are Uber, Airbnb for example, but not Apple.
Fine, Disney. Or hell, Oracle [1] and Boeing [2]. Is there a serious view that someone suing the government always does so out of desperation?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Enterprise_Defense_Infra...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSeries_dumping_petition_by_Bo...
In the former, companies sue because it doesn't really cost them much to try and see if something works out in their favor, while in the latter they're suing because the legislation would have some negative effect on their existing business.
Can’t say I agree with this logic. Apple didn’t sue the FBI from a position of weakness [1]. DoorDash et al, reasonably, don’t want to be disadvantaged in their grocery business [2]. They also don’t want to change the status quo, which is less reasonable, but not a sign of strength or weakness per se.
In any case, most small businesses in America operate on single-digit margins. Almost every restaurant would be wiped out by what, from a tech perspective, is a meaningless change in margins. There is nothing meaningful to conclude simply from the fact DoorDash is challenging the rule.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple–FBI_encryption_dispute
[2] https://doordash.news/get-the-facts/why-were-filing-a-lawsui...