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0 pointstreis7y ago0 comments

(1) Low margin is probably OK given the enormous market Uber/Lyft will share.

(2) They won't actually have to burn capital. No one is going to get into a price war they obviously can't win.

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1) We totally agree, ride hailing is a low margin business.

2) Yes! As long as Uber/Lyft act like low margin businesses no one will compete with them. This means they have no pricing power.

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0 pointstreis7y ago0 comments

(1) Low margin is probably OK given the enormous market Uber/Lyft will share.

(2) They won't actually have to burn capital. No one is going to get into a price war they obviously can't win.

joshe7y ago

1) We totally agree, ride hailing is a low margin business.

2) Yes! As long as Uber/Lyft act like low margin businesses no one will compete with them. This means they have no pricing power.

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