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Re:Dutch DPA fines Uber 290M euro because of transfers of dr... by devuo on Monday August 26, 2024 @09:53AM (#41357115)
> building alternatives takes time and resources. the EU has neither.

Oh no. What would we poor Europeans do without a US company to lead us. /s

Of course local and regional players would appear, as they always have and are already in place in multiple segments.

Bolt, Glovo, Delivery Hero and many others are successful competitors to different Uber offerings in the different European markets they operate.

The biggest gap in Europe is not due to a lack of technical ability but rather of European wide capital that's not super risk averse.

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Re:Dutch DPA fines Uber 290M euro because of transfers of dr... by pb7 on Monday August 26, 2024 @11:03AM (#41357832)
>The biggest gap in Europe is not due to a lack of technical ability but rather of European wide capital that's not super risk averse.

It’s both. Copying a validated business model is not a sign of competency.

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Re:Dutch DPA fines Uber 290M euro because of transfers of dr... by Rinzler89 on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @03:59AM (#41365416)
You don't need to be competent, you need to make money. Japan, China et al also got wealthy by copying.
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Re:Dutch DPA fines Uber 290M euro because of transfers of dr... by kmlx on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @11:11AM (#41368439)
that’s not how it works. you can’t build long term wealth just by copying. this is why both china and japan had to innovate.
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