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08-24-2017, 01:32 PM
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#151 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by blkgsr  a "bride" isn't going to keep their support worth shit, and the NDP would be naive to think it would. I'm sure the taxi "bosses" are floating this idea and saying "ya pay us and we'll still support you" but once the money changes hands watch the support go with it
once uber's in, why would the taxi industry have any motive to keep supporting any one government over the other? | On the government's part, I don't think any party in power is really looking that far ahead on an issue like Uber. Instead, the mentality is probably one of getting the issue resolved, and move on to something else and not really think about this issue again (until something blows up again). In light of that mentality, a "bribe" is the perfect tool to obtain that buy-in and get the job done.
Additionally, the politicians know that the public will probably not support continual handouts to an outdated industry and business model. So if the traditional taxi industry still fails after the government handout, they have every reason to cite a lack of public support to continually propping the industry up. But if the taxi industry somehow comes out on top, they can claim credit for bolstering an industry during tough times so that it can survive. To them, this is a win-win.
For the taxi industry bosses, I can see 2 possibilities:
1) If they are idiots, they'd think that a big fat government handout can make them competitive again and put up a good fight against Uber. They may not win outright, but they'll retain enough marketshare to hang on and still turn in a profit.
2) If they are not idiots, then they'd know damn well that in the long run, they can't keep Uber out indefinitely. So they might as well take a big fat government handout now, and then decide what to do later. Perhaps they can con the next idiot to buy out their current taxi business? Or maybe they can keep milking the golden goose until it dies?
The point is, getting a handout is better than not getting any handouts no matter how you look at it.
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08-24-2017, 01:49 PM
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#152 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by ForbiddenX Looks like they'll be here tomorrow with some ice cream delivery lol  |   | |
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08-24-2017, 02:13 PM
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#153 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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The ice cream thing is genius on Uber's part. Another item which shows how much they understand this market space.
Sure the entire thing might end up costing them 50k or 100k.
But every single person who hears about it is going to DL the app and register and get their free icecream.
So once uber starts operating you already have their app, and you already have an account setup. No reason to not start using it right away.
Genius. Pure Genius.
RIP Cabbies.
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08-24-2017, 04:38 PM
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Speaking of this entire thread, i was in San Francisco two weeks ago, and i noticed how many Lyft and Uber cabs there were.
Cant wait to see Taxis go extinct finally.
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08-24-2017, 06:27 PM
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#155 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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If only they stretched the range a little more south then I can get some at work lol
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08-24-2017, 09:48 PM
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#156 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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can you just stand at the house in the blue zone area and request an icecream?
parks? gas station? mcdonald? london drugs? shoppersmart?
town houses? apartments? school?hospital?
starbucks? tim hortons? malls?
canada place? bc place? chinatown store? rexall?  awwyeah: 
it is must household address?
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08-24-2017, 10:49 PM
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#157 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Probably just the area.
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08-24-2017, 11:00 PM
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#158 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by danned can you just stand at the house in the blue zone area and request an icecream?
parks? gas station? mcdonald? london drugs? shoppersmart?
town houses? apartments? school?hospital?
starbucks? tim hortons? malls?
canada place? bc place? chinatown store? rexall? awwyeah:
it is must household address? |
if it's same as getting ride on their app, you don't need to be at a address.
you could be standing in the middle of the road.
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08-25-2017, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Traum On the government's part, I don't think any party in power is really looking that far ahead on an issue like Uber. Instead, the mentality is probably one of getting the issue resolved, and move on to something else and not really think about this issue again (until something blows up again). In light of that mentality, a "bribe" is the perfect tool to obtain that buy-in and get the job done.
Additionally, the politicians know that the public will probably not support continual handouts to an outdated industry and business model. So if the traditional taxi industry still fails after the government handout, they have every reason to cite a lack of public support to continually propping the industry up. But if the taxi industry somehow comes out on top, they can claim credit for bolstering an industry during tough times so that it can survive. To them, this is a win-win.
For the taxi industry bosses, I can see 2 possibilities:
1) If they are idiots, they'd think that a big fat government handout can make them competitive again and put up a good fight against Uber. They may not win outright, but they'll retain enough marketshare to hang on and still turn in a profit.
2) If they are not idiots, then they'd know damn well that in the long run, they can't keep Uber out indefinitely. So they might as well take a big fat government handout now, and then decide what to do later. Perhaps they can con the next idiot to buy out their current taxi business? Or maybe they can keep milking the golden goose until it dies?
The point is, getting a handout is better than not getting any handouts no matter how you look at it. | oh i totally get that. if i was the taxi industry i'd be making all sorts of promises to get the money. it's all up to the government on how they want to look at it like the way you put it
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08-25-2017, 10:05 AM
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#160 | | linguistic ninja
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"No Ice Cream Available"
Wtf
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08-25-2017, 10:07 AM
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#161 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by CivicBlues "No Ice Cream Available"
Wtf | Same here...Coal Harbour area.  | |
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08-25-2017, 10:10 AM
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#162 | | linguistic ninja
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I'm in Kits.
Gonna be a lot of pissed off hipsters if they don't deliver.
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08-25-2017, 10:11 AM
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#163 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Originally Posted by iwantaskyline Same here...Coal Harbour area. | Word
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08-25-2017, 10:22 AM
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#164 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Lyft it is...  | |
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08-25-2017, 10:22 AM
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#165 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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08-25-2017, 10:33 AM
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#166 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Way to fuck it up, Uber. You had one job.
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08-25-2017, 10:58 AM
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#167 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by meme405 The ice cream thing is genius on Uber's part. Another item which shows how much they understand this market space.
Sure the entire thing might end up costing them 50k or 100k.
But every single person who hears about it is going to DL the app and register and get their free icecream.
So once uber starts operating you already have their app, and you already have an account setup. No reason to not start using it right away.
Genius. Pure Genius.
RIP Cabbies. | Regardless of this ice cream promo shit, people are going to download Uber and start using it right away when they launch. The hype and demand for this service here is evident. At the end of the day, people just wanna Uber everywhere, pre-rolls in the VIP. skrr skrr
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08-25-2017, 11:04 AM
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#168 | | I STILL don't get it
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They ran out of ice-cream a few minutes past 11:00. Definitely not costing them that much in ice-cream
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08-25-2017, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ImportPsycho if it's same as getting ride on their app, you don't need to be at a address.
you could be standing in the middle of the road. | "I'm not going a step further until I get some goddamn ice cream!"
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08-25-2017, 12:05 PM
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#170 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by ssjGoku69 They ran out of ice-cream a few minutes past 11:00. Definitely not costing them that much in ice-cream | Did they have like 1 ice cream sandwhich per delivery person?
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08-25-2017, 12:08 PM
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A marketing idea that ended up as a failure for the consumers. But everyone downloaded their app, so they are happy.
Another reason why Uber is a shit company, and people shouldn't be begging them to come. Lyft on the other hand...
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08-25-2017, 12:57 PM
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#172 | | linguistic ninja
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I've only used Uber and thought it was great from an end user perspective. I haven't used Lyft so I can't comment. Can someone explain why they are better than Uber? Other than them "not being Uber"?
Thanks
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08-25-2017, 01:59 PM
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#173 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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As the consumer of the product i dont get why people who arent drivers get their panties in a bunch over how "bad" of a company it is or how they treat their drivers.
People choose to work for them, and as a consumer, their service works great, dont really care about the company structure if it works well for myself.
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08-25-2017, 02:04 PM
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#174 | | I don't get it
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HaHa, People on twitter losing their collective shit. There's one driver and he's busy taking instagram pictures with the girls he delivers to.
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08-25-2017, 02:12 PM
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As a consumer, this is why I dislike Uber. I know it's completely random whether people care about a companies shady practices or not so it likely won't affect them though. Quote:
Originally Posted by underscore It's not just the data they collect, weren't there reports that they were tracking users at all times? And when they were being investigated in Quebec they remoted into the servers and started deleting data. |
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