Reply to post: So, what can we take away from this?

So, what can we take away from this?

Lyft and Uber play "hardball". Yes, yes they do.

*shudders at the sheer balls on them*

Now, back to the real world.

What does it mean?

Well all Lyft and Uber employees in Austin are now unemployed - actually, I'm not even sure they were employed in the first place technically... well let's just settle on them no longer having their previous income.

I can't help but notice a flaw in the Lyft/Uber business model.

Sure, there's maybe a small market of people that wish to Uber themselves between cities (sorry Lyft, for the verbiation), but bluntly all these markets exist within cities.

People want to move about them, people wish to earn a living moving people about them - taxis and customers as they used to be called.

Taking home your ball just pisses everybody off in the area though.

I want to "Uber" to work. Well now you can't.

I want to be an "Uber" and pick up some cash in the evening. Well now you can't.

You don't think somebody else is going to step in and take your place?

Don't think that app is replacing the deleted Uber one on your clients phones?

HTF do you think you're ever going to get Austin back now? Seriously?

You've just burnt both your customers and your 'employees'.

Hey, I'm sure it bolsters your "brass-ball-credentials" in other cities - but the people of Austin?

*NOBODY* likes you now, nor will ever more.