Uber Employees Use Secret Tools to Target Drivers and Undercut Competition (jalopnik.com) 43 points by jaynos 9y ago ↗ HN
[–] pr0ph3t 9y ago ↗ Why do I only see bad news about Uber lately? [–] forgottenpass 9y ago ↗ garnter-hype-cycle.jpgThe more a product's marketing is able to get them over-hyped, the harder the fall when the zeitgeist starts focusing on their faults.
[–] forgottenpass 9y ago ↗ garnter-hype-cycle.jpgThe more a product's marketing is able to get them over-hyped, the harder the fall when the zeitgeist starts focusing on their faults.
[–] pfarnsworth 9y ago ↗ So they target specific drivers and offer them MORE money to drive only for Uber? And the drivers are under no obligation and could choose to not accept the extra and continue driving for Lyft, or drive for Lyft after the incentive is over?How fucking nefarious!
[–] samonhn 9y ago ↗ This just kinda seems like "Amazon employees use secret tools to monitor Walmart prices and undercut competition"
[–] 1zee 9y ago ↗ I'm just trying to picture a team that stares at God View and the Lyft app all day, triangulating and throwing subsidies at oblivious drivers all day.
[–] trendia 9y ago ↗ Uber designed this tool to make drivers loyal. But knowledge of its existence will have the opposite effect:Now drivers will have incentive to drive for Lyft as well.
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[ 4.0 ms ] story [ 38.4 ms ] threadThe more a product's marketing is able to get them over-hyped, the harder the fall when the zeitgeist starts focusing on their faults.
How fucking nefarious!
Now drivers will have incentive to drive for Lyft as well.