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pyrale
on May 15, 2017
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It is interesting that you and him describe essentially the same mechanism with different words. I would personally call it dumping.
In effect, Uber is selling something at a lower cost than it buys, in order to acquire the market.
rogerdonaldson
on May 16, 2017
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Note that all companies in the ride-sharing market are doing the same thing, not just Uber. Uber in fact looses less money than Lyft per ride.
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In effect, Uber is selling something at a lower cost than it buys, in order to acquire the market.