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Juno to soft-launch this month as the anti-Uber service

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Re: Juno to soft-launch this month as the anti-Uber service

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Post by tortilla »

rdtsc wrote: post #2

I like the ownership idea that is pretty cool. I already pick Lyft whenever I can just because I noticed in the past drivers with Lyft were happier and some mentioned they were treated better by Lyft than when they were with Uber.

In Phoenix, I pick Lyft because it's significantly cheaper than Uber. Lyft drivers also seem happier but that might just be in my head. I did notice more Uber drivers are doing it full time.

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Post by freyr »

rdtsc wrote: post #2

I like the ownership idea that is pretty cool. I already pick Lyft whenever I can just because I noticed in the past drivers with Lyft were happier and some mentioned they were treated better by Lyft than when they were with Uber.

In addition to being treated better, my Lyft driver yesterday claimed that he preferred Lyft because the software is better, with more efficient routing and fewer bugs.

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Post by acchow »

freyr wrote: post #5
rdtsc wrote: post #2

I like the ownership idea that is pretty cool. I already pick Lyft whenever I can just because I noticed in the past drivers with Lyft were happier and some mentioned they were treated better by Lyft than when they were with Uber.

In addition to being treated better, my Lyft driver yesterday claimed that he preferred Lyft because the software is better, with more efficient routing and fewer bugs.

Also, Lyft's GPS location for the car you're looking for is basically real time. Uber's seems to be off by about 1 minute, which is really not a great experience.

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Post by dopamean »

I cant help but wonder if Juno and others are overestimating how much people care about the treatment of their drivers. I think very many people, myself included, would say that it is important to them that their driver is happy with his relationship with his employer. But at the end of the day does that really translate to a change in purchasing behavior?

For me it does not.

I use Uber here in Austin because it is significantly cheaper that Lyft. I hear people say that their drivers tell them that Lyft treats them better. Apparently that's not so much better that they stop driving for Uber. I've actually never had a driver make a comment to me in either direction about Uber. And I've had many drivers who drive for both companies. They have told me, on the few times that I've asked, that the reason they do it is to increase their likelihood of getting a fare.

When I think about it more it really seems like drivers for these services are all getting a raw deal just based on the wear and tear on their vehicles and so small differences in business practices don't really count for much to me.

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Post by ch4ch4 »

jkraker wrote: post #7

This will show my age a bit, but am I the only one that had a rush of memories about Juno email seeing this headline? Good old dial up email... I'm probably just weird. At least the general population probably has no such associations with primitive email services.

Ha! I had the same thought as well.
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