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Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by uptown on Friday June 06, 2014 @03:02PM (#7859751)
"Yes, Uber is cheaper - until it isn't"

Case in point:

https://twitter.com/newyorkcityliz/status/470010209403150336

Edit: Fixed my idiom. Thanks dragonwriter.

Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by dragonwriter on Friday June 06, 2014 @03:03PM (#7859760)
Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by arjunnarayan on Friday June 06, 2014 @03:16PM (#7859814)
Friday night, 9pm.
Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by oh_sigh on Friday June 06, 2014 @10:16PM (#7861057)
Yeah, taking uber then would be stupid. There are plenty of yellow cabs within a few minutes walk from the starting location of that trip, and the trip itself would cost about $25 with a tip.