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by mkagenius 3645 days ago
Someone if goes bankrupt and then making the app open source and not a taking cut at all..can it kill Uber eventually?

Or the tech benefit of actively working people in Uber will be much better ROI for drivers to give a 20% cut -- which other industry gives such high a cut? (airlines or movie ticket booking doesnt)
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JoshTriplett 3645 days ago
> Someone if goes bankrupt and then making the app open source and not a taking cut at all..can it kill Uber eventually?

Uber and Lyft provide a substantial amount of infrastructure and staffing; they wouldn't function without that. Someone has to keep the server infrastructure running and scaling, and even more importantly, someone has to maintain the support, rating, and qualification system to maintain quality.

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