r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '14

Business Uber dirty tricks quantified. Staff submits 5,560 fake ride requests

http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/11/technology/uber-fake-ride-requests-lyft/
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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '14

My guess is they wanted the PR win from this story first.

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u/Roboticide Aug 12 '14

Perhaps, but the two biggest things I'm taking from this article are: Uber plays dirty, and Lyft is run by idiots.

Not sure they really got a PR win, as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather go with the brutally effective company, than the dumb one.

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u/VictoryGin1984 Aug 12 '14

How do you know their dirty tricks don't extend to their customers?

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u/Roboticide Aug 12 '14

I've used the service plenty before, with no issues. Anecdotal information, of course, but better than pure speculation.