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Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

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Re: Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

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Post by memonkey »

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.

Meh, the article is a collection brief on pretty much everything that's been posted on HN. You're right though, it could have been summarized and sorted out better. Nobody is going to click and read every single article.

Re: Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

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Post by robbiejonson »

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.

There's not much content, no. But there is something there: a brief story about how someone lost faith in a product/service. I like that instead of waxing lyrical about why they deleted the app, they point us to references instead. It's good enough for me.

Re: Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

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Post by ethanhunt_ »

Only got through the first two links before I stopped reading.

First link: says that Uber CEO Travis comes off as a bit of an ass in interviews, and therefore Uber should hire a PR person. So you're switching to Lyft because they have better PR people?

Second link: an article with a headline that is misleading and would have a good run at being ruled libelous. TLDR: Travis said "I love [self driving cars] all day long. The Uber experience is expensive because it’s not just the car but the other dude in the car. When there’s no other dude in the car, the cost [of taking an Uber] gets cheaper than owning a vehicle." You have a problem with a business identifying a way to eliminate one of their biggest expenses? Humans driving cars around is a complete waste of time; anyone saying otherwise is a luddite (the best kind of luddite: one with a twitter account).

Re: Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

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Post by onewaystreet »

tomphoolery wrote: post #10
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 se…

This is why no one will beat Uber. Its competitors aren't willing or aren't capable of winning the fight themselves. If Uber dies the ridesharing industry dies with it.

Re: Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

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Post by siculars »

I was just in SF on business and had never used Uber or Lyft before. Obviously, voting with my dollars, I used Lyft and it was great. Lyft line was fast, cheap and got me where I needed to go.

Re: Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

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Post by eksith »

And this, folks, is why taxi regulation is a thing. Of course, there is crime and corruption and they have their own variety of scams[1]. But what you won't see is a sweeping sense of impunity because if you go out of bounds to this degree so blatantly (and at regular intervals, it seems), a rather large hammer will come down on you and your union. Taxi drivers in general are well aware of this.

But a bunch of broexecs, who answer to no one, setting the tone for everyone else is unlikely to feel any need to change any time soon.

[1] http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tlc-22-000-cab-drivers-p...

Re: Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

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Post by rtpg »

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.

The author has stated that he has reached his breaking point, and others should consider whether they have too.

Disruptive companies have this narrative of being some sort of underdog fighting against the corrupt elite of a broken industry. If I'm going to agree with letting them take their huge margins (partly due to illegally not implementing regulations/collecting the proper taxes), they can at least pretend not to treat people as shit. Not like they need to penny-pinch anyways.

At the end of the day, we always seem to end up becoming greedy exploiters of some underclass.

Re: Trends: Uber vs. Lyft

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Post by msoad »

I stopped using Uber about six months ago. Lyft is both cheaper and more fun. Most of drivers I rode with were not full time driver. For me it's always fun to meet new people who are doing all sort of different things in their life.
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