[otoburb]

>>I delete any application that requires all-or-nothing location privileges; if Uber acts this way now I'm done using Uber.

This is the calculated risk Uber is taking. Presumably they believe that they will only lose a tiny sliver of their user base over the all-or-nothing approach. Now that they're well past the "early adoption" phase in many markets this is a "smart" corporate play.

[micaksica]

I am aware of the strategy behind Uber's move. My comment above is "count me out".

I doubt they'll lose even 1% of their installed userbase over this change.