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A comment on Uber's playbook for sabotaging Lyft. Parent comment

Re:Uber's playbook for sabotaging Lyft by snowwrestler on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @05:51PM (#8229761)
You don't say it directly, but I'm inferring that you're suggesting Lyft because you disapprove of Uber's tactics as described in the story.

I'd be interested to know what, specifically, you disapprove of. The article sounds to me like one company trying very hard to recruit another's drivers.

What is the alternative? One or both companies refrain from recruiting each others' drivers? Google and Apple (and others) recently got in trouble for doing that sort of thing.

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Re:Uber's playbook for sabotaging Lyft by couchand on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @06:38PM (#8229970)
Not being the GP I don't know, but I'd wager it has something to do with the whole planning to disrupt their usual business part of it. It's not just recruiting, it's running interference.
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Re:Uber's playbook for sabotaging Lyft by dredmorbius on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @09:43PM (#8230521)
Conspiracy to commit fraud and disrupt business strikes me as eligible for a RICO prosecution.
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