Re:Silicon Valley’s business model is a scam
by magicalhippo on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @11:30AM
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> All this to say, any sort of competition on pricing is totally orthogonal to competition on product.
I've visited the US on a few occasions, and each time I've used Uber or Lyft for precisely the reasons you state. I could bring up the app, enter my destination and get a price and an ETA. Either I liked what I saw or I didn't, and I could make my choice.
Back here in Oslo, Norway, every now and then I take a cab home after being out all night. Uber and friends don't exist here because laws and regulations. And it sucks. Even as a local they try to take detours, and who knows how much it'll cost to get home this time.
I've visited the US on a few occasions, and each time I've used Uber or Lyft for precisely the reasons you state. I could bring up the app, enter my destination and get a price and an ETA. Either I liked what I saw or I didn't, and I could make my choice.
Back here in Oslo, Norway, every now and then I take a cab home after being out all night. Uber and friends don't exist here because laws and regulations. And it sucks. Even as a local they try to take detours, and who knows how much it'll cost to get home this time.