Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

#1

Post by willthelaw » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 5:17 AM UTC

Or, really, he quit using uber.

(TL;DR - they are possibly evil)

Trends: Uber vs. Lyft
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#2

Post by cheeze » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 6:24 AM UTC

I also deleted the app earlier today. Even mentioning threatening journalists is incredibly ridiculous. I'm happy to see Lyft getting bigger in my city, and have had great experiences with them.

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#3

Post by sswezey » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 6:24 AM UTC

This article lacks any kind of substance: it is a short summary of a couple of links about Über with an accompanying graph of the blogger's Über/Lyft usage.

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#4

Post by onewaystreet » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 6:26 AM UTC

Did David quit using Facebook too?

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#5

Post by chatman » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 6:29 AM UTC

Just an assortment of links and rant. Nothing substantial in the article.

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Post by joelrunyon » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 6:30 AM UTC

cheeze wrote: post #2

I also deleted the app earlier today. Even mentioning threatening journalists is incredibly ridiculous. I'm happy to see Lyft getting bigger in my city, and have had great experiences with them.

I like Lyft, but the app usability could seriously use some work.

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Post by stockkid » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 6:31 AM UTC

sswezey wrote: post #3

This article lacks any kind of substance: it is a short summary of a couple of links about Über with an accompanying graph of the blogger's Über/Lyft usage.

Yep. Just what I thought.

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Post by memonkey » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 6:31 AM UTC

cheeze wrote: post #2

I also deleted the app earlier today. Even mentioning threatening journalists is incredibly ridiculous. I'm happy to see Lyft getting bigger in my city, and have had great experiences with them.

I've only done Lyft and Uber a few times in LA and I'm almost inclined to say that those who drive for Lyft and Uber are eerily projecting the company they're working for. Lyft the company is far from being saintly, but the drivers I've encountered have been much more mature than the Uber drivers I've had (I once got a guy who insinuated that he drives under the influence). They have been a kind of odd experience. I am curious how many new drivers are following the politics.

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Post by NamTaf » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 6:32 AM UTC

chatman wrote: post #5

Just an assortment of links and rant. Nothing substantial in the article.

It's a summary of why they feels they're done with Uber, drawing attention to publicised incidents. What substance did you expect, exactly?

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Post by tomphoolery » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 6:33 AM UTC

cheeze wrote: post #2

I also deleted the app earlier today. Even mentioning threatening journalists is incredibly ridiculous. I'm happy to see Lyft getting bigger in my city, and have had great experiences with them.

I wish I could delete the US Government for this same reason. :)

But seriously, I would love it if Lyft came to Philly...I think they're waiting to see what happens with UberX around here. I know this probably isn't going to be a popular opinion around HN, but should Uber succeed at circumventing the law in Philadelphia, Lyft and Sidecar will surely follow. Prior to UberX, other companies like Sidecar attempted to set up shop and got shot down by the state. Perhaps that's one good thing that came out of all this mess, since Uber isn't afraid to step on toes to get places, they've caused one hell of a discussion in Philadelphia and have forced the cab companies to really step up their game, providing better services, cleaner vehicles and easier dispatching. It used to be so difficult to get a cab, nowadays I can't even imagine walking anywhere just because I think maybe cabs will be out there...