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Comment by nakedrobot2 | Hacker News Reader

Let me decipher this cotton candy advertising-speak.

"We have to bulk up to fight Uber. Lyft seem nicer at least, since Uber keeps getting caught doing sleazy things. Choose us, before we're completely commoditized."

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My read was "Uber nailed the black car/taxi experience. We'll concede that ground. But the fastest growing segment of Lyft (and Uber) is ride sharing and that's good because that's actually where Lyft started. So we're going to talk just about ride sharing as we go forward and try and redefine the landscape" I think the cherry on top was the subtle jab about a huge Suburban for one person which can happen with Uber.

Except that there's a good chance you are wrong. It's conventional wisdom that Uber should easily steamroll Lyft but it's just not happening and this post articulates some of the reason. Some/many people actually do appreciate a human(e) experience.

Also some people think that Uber is basically run by world-class douchebags and welcome the opportunity to use a similar service and vote with their dollars at the same time.

The only reason Uber hasn't steamrolled Lyft is because Lyft has been injected with over $850M in venture funding.

That's a curious statement. I could easily say the only reason Uber had a chance to steamroll anyone was because they've been injected with billions in venture funding...

My friend is an Uber driver. I asked him why he chose Uber over Lyft, and he says he actually contracts for both. All the other drivers he talks to also do the same thing.

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