[sea2summit]

Ultimately Uber is doomed. Being first to market is great for building a brand, but the barrier to entry is so low for this manner of service that eventually they'll succumb to death by a thousand competitors.

[fspeech]

First to market in the US. This Fortune article http://fortune.com/2015/09/30/will-china-be-ubers-waterloo/ says Didi was in the market earlier in China.