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| It has a 13 billion dollar valuation. What the fuck? I use Uber but less because I believe in the "sharing economy" but because it has lower prices with better customer service than cabs. The drivers never hassle me for a tip or to pay in cash. If cab companies got their act together and fixed those two things, I might even go back to just hailing one instead of dealing with Uber's surge gouging. I haven't found a reason to use Airbnb other than the fact that it's cheaper than hotels so college kids and those with equivalent salaries don't have to stay in a hostel. Hotels have 24/7 customer service, maids, complimentary breakfast, and some sort of accountability. You can stay in a "quirky" place (Look, you can stay in a treehouse! Not like you couldn't do that at home or just pitch a tent and go camping to get a similar experience) and pay less but you're getting so little back, I don't get why you'd do it unless price was your only concern. Frontier Airlines charges cheap fares but I won't use them either since you lose so much in customer service and amenities.
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Zynga's shares are taking a beating. by 07/27/2012, 12:56pm PDT  Great. Hopefully we can put the final nail in this "browser games are the FUTUR NT by 07/27/2012, 5:28pm PDT Looks like the same thing is happening more slowly to Facebook by 07/27/2012, 6:56pm PDT Amazon and Google. Used to be Netflix. by 07/28/2012, 8:29am PDT Re: Amazon and Google. Used to be Netflix. by 07/28/2012, 10:47am PDT Airbnb looks like it will be the next bubble by 11/19/2014, 11:12pm PST An article confirming what I said by 11/26/2014, 6:00pm PST |
