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Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by richcollins on Friday June 06, 2014 @03:29PM (#7859888)
I wonder if a decentralized version of Uber could outcompete it.
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Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by thibautx on Friday June 06, 2014 @03:53PM (#7859986)
What do you mean by decentralized? Something more along the lines of Lyft?
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Re:Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17B in New Funding by richcollins on Wednesday June 18, 2014 @04:58PM (#7912809)
No I meant that there would be no central system connecting drivers and riders. They would connect directly, as if all buyers and sellers met at a predetermined location to match each other.
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