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Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Re: Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Post by KirinDave »

rdtsc wrote: post #84

Lyft sent me a political message in an email so I deleted Lyft and now don't have either one. I used them, because I thought they were nicer to the drivers and allowed me tip. And I support the refugees and think this is a stupid and dangerous ban. Oh and I was a bit in the same boat as some of them and on a few occasions was not allowed board the plane with a ticket in hand, and was not able to get home to US. But L…

> This is getting ridiculous. We and our allies have bombed the crap out of those countries. Destabilized, them turned them into failed states. (Iran is probably the only sane one who arguably has a functioning government). We bombed hospitals, civilians, funded ISIS. Obama alone, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient just last year managed to drop over 26k bombs but but there is a stupid travel ban and the apps on my phone start emailing me political support statements...

I'm really confused by this. Are you mad because the political climate is encouraging people to wake up and go, "Oh wait maybe I will not be complacent with this?"

If you're interested in a more proactive electorate but then mad that that touches your life, I'm not sure what you're actually asking for. If you'd like a pro-Trump ridesharing app I bet you can get a lot of reddit gold thrown your way to start one...

Re: Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Post by BurningFrog »

tedunangst wrote: post #65
cdmckay wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the issue people have isn't the surge pricing so much as the fact that Uber didn't participate in the strike, and thus profited from it.

But Uber drivers in New York were free to strike if they wanted, no? Did uber threaten to fire anyone who didn't drive during the strike?

That's not how Uber or Lyft works. Drivers drive whenever they feel like it.

Re: Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Post by mrits »

rdtsc wrote: post #84

Lyft sent me a political message in an email so I deleted Lyft and now don't have either one. I used them, because I thought they were nicer to the drivers and allowed me tip. And I support the refugees and think this is a stupid and dangerous ban. Oh and I was a bit in the same boat as some of them and on a few occasions was not allowed board the plane with a ticket in hand, and was not able to get home to US. But L…

I'm in the same boat. I'm against the ban but deleted Lyft because they got political.

Re: Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Post by fny »

throwaway5752 wrote: post #40

Thiel is a big investor, Icahn is a big investor. Both are closely tied to the Trump administration.

This.

Ichaan, a Trump supporter from the first day of candidacy, has a $100mm stake in Lyft... Not sure what Theil's numbers are.

If this election has taught me anything it's that people unfortunately think with their hearts to the point of being almost braindead.

Reminds me of how Whole Foods was founded by an Ayn Rand loving libertarian, but somehow people think their money goes to a hippy-dippy left leaning institution every time they shop.

Not that there's anything wrong with being a libertarian... just making a point about perception.

Re: Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Post by malkuth23 »

tehwebguy wrote: post #81
malkuth23 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Neither company has any stickiness with me. By that I mean, I can switch between them willy nilly with no real affect on my life. I like to tip when my work picks up the bill, so I most often use Lyft... If either of them offered a rewards program (like frequent flyer miles) I would probably use that one exclusively. I have no idea why neither has implemented that yet.

FYI Capital One Quicksilver gets a free $15 credit after every 9 rides (it was 20% back last year, pretty great.) Also if you link SPG you'll get 1 Starpoint per $2 spent on Uber (2/$1 when staying at a SPG hotel).

Unfortunately when I ride for work I have to use my company Amex, so I get no benefits... Maybe my situation is weird so they have not bothered making a program for people like me. It works well for the airlines and hotels though because while I do not spend my money, I can decide WHERE I will spend it.

Re: Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Post by srtjstjsj »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #3

Dan Primack summarised this well; Uber failed on messaging: "Uber has done a lot of questionable things over the years, but its actions this past weekend vis-a-vis Trump's immigration ban weren't among them. An actual timeline from Saturday, which may differ from what you saw on social media: • 4:20pm ET: CEO Travis Kalanick sent email to employees. It stopped short of explicitly opposing the ban, but did say: (1) Th…

The strike was nonsense anyway. Why were drivers striking -- punishing the innocent residents and visitors (and protestors/allies!) of New York (a sanctuary city!), in an attempt to punish Donald Trump?

Re: Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Post by couchand »

jayajay wrote: post #41
8ytecoder wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, either Uber copied the idea of ride sharing from lyft or both copied it from sidecar. Uber wasn't the first.

Who is the first doesn't matter. Who does it best, though? That is the real question.

Unless they're perfect substitutes with no meaningful network effects, in which case the real question is: who is cheapest?

Re: Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Post by maverick_iceman »

nichochar wrote: post #4

It's funny to me how Lyft positions itself like the poor little underdog that deeply cares about humans. People are so susceptible to marketing it's crazy. They provide the exact same service, and Lyft cloned most of uber's features once uber had achieved the unbelievable mindshift of changing people's behavior. Whatever people think, in a few years if Lyft is popular enough, guess what: they too will become the "big…

Lol, a $5.5B company not "big evil capitalistic enterprise" for you?

Re: Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign

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Post by thescribe »

zouhair wrote: post #50
true_religion wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So? I have a hard time understanding why a multinational company needs to participate so deeply in the politics and labor strikes of a single city. New York is big, but I'd imagine the CEO had a focus that included LA, Chicago, London, etc. and that would take away from coordinating with any taxi-strikers in NYC. Addendum: Did the taxi union contact Uber before the strike to coordinate this action? I mean it's a 1 ho…

Because we all live in one society?

Clearly we don't, at least for values of society that include this strike?
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