Uber loses bid to stop US drivers' lawsuit(theguardian.com)
theguardian.com
Uber loses bid to stop US drivers' lawsuit
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/10/uber-loses-bid-us-drivers-lawsuit
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Sarah Lacy is a poor journalist - she has a pattern of inserting herself into stories and being unnecessarily incendiary to try to bait a more interesting response. She has the 'food critic' writing style - crapping on everything to make herself look good. Except for the companies she's friends with, and then she only craps on their competitors. All the worst aspects of modern tech journalism rolled into one person.
Uber defnitely crossed the line here, but Lacey's milking this time in the limelight for all it's worth, so please take her with a large grain of salt.
Uber defnitely crossed the line here, but Lacey's milking this time in the limelight for all it's worth, so please take her with a large grain of salt.
I have to vote this down for the tone.
I have to laugh at your attempts to call Uber's position entirely luck-based. But there's not "LOL" button like on buzzfeed, so I replied to let you know.
I have to laugh at your attempts to call Uber's position entirely luck-based. But there's not "LOL" button like on buzzfeed, so I replied to let you know.
Tone? Tone? Considering what Uber actually did, the tone is apt. I hope this industry works out. But I am not cheering for Uber to win.
If that is warranted - on HN - for Uber's behavior, then every single thread about what the NSA / US Govt has done the last decade, should be filled with nothing but profanity and insults directed at those in power.
There's an obvious reason why comments like that are not preferred here: it adds absolutely nothing of value to the discussion, to call the Uber execs smug douchebags.
There's an obvious reason why comments like that are not preferred here: it adds absolutely nothing of value to the discussion, to call the Uber execs smug douchebags.
Yes, there is a point to my tone and negativity.
It does not bother you how they have no care for anyone including their customers?
It would bother the hell out of you after Uber allowed your bank account to be robbed 1,000 dollars! Again, it's been going on for months and they have not offered any change to their service to show they give a rats ass about their customers. All the while blaming it on their users and all the while not allowing their users to easily delete their own accounts and or payment method ..that can only be done by emailing and begging support.
My tone is just and prompted by their lack of care for anyone but themselves and the actions Sarah Lacy speaks of feel very similar to how Uber took me for a ride I didn't ask for (never used the service .. signed up once)!
It does not bother you how they have no care for anyone including their customers?
It would bother the hell out of you after Uber allowed your bank account to be robbed 1,000 dollars! Again, it's been going on for months and they have not offered any change to their service to show they give a rats ass about their customers. All the while blaming it on their users and all the while not allowing their users to easily delete their own accounts and or payment method ..that can only be done by emailing and begging support.
My tone is just and prompted by their lack of care for anyone but themselves and the actions Sarah Lacy speaks of feel very similar to how Uber took me for a ride I didn't ask for (never used the service .. signed up once)!
I'm sure you have a point to your tone, insults and negativity. That does not mean it's appropriate for Hacker News. That's the critical point you're missing.
If your approach to discussion were widely followed here, this site would become a wasteland of anger and venting.
Even if I dislike Uber, what I'm not going to do is fill up Hacker News threads with statements about how their execs are scumbags, con-artists, or douchebags. Why not? Because it's inappropriate here.
If your approach to discussion were widely followed here, this site would become a wasteland of anger and venting.
Even if I dislike Uber, what I'm not going to do is fill up Hacker News threads with statements about how their execs are scumbags, con-artists, or douchebags. Why not? Because it's inappropriate here.
Thank you.
Fine I removed the luck statement!
You obviously didnt get robbed thousands of dollars and have to deal with it for weeks.
You obviously didnt get robbed thousands of dollars and have to deal with it for weeks.
Though where do you go to school to make the next Google, Facebook, Uber, etc ....
How much of that is hard work and luck? 50/50? How many of us are here want to do something similar ...the odds are not feasible neither is winning the lottery.
How much of that is hard work and luck? 50/50? How many of us are here want to do something similar ...the odds are not feasible neither is winning the lottery.
Supposedly a lot of forced-arbitration contracts are unenforceable. Doesn't stop companies from trying to put it into various things however.
That's not a kind statement, but the following helps this argument ....
Sarah Lacy's accounts of being intimidated by them... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCnzsfkzRWI
She says they can act like such, because well the powers that be are unicorns and no one in Silicon Valley is going against a unicorn.
Further, Uber continues to allow dozens of it's user's accounts to be hacked. It's been happening for months and their weak response is sorry you should've have chosen a better username and password. Also, once you been hacked there is no way to delete your own account or de-activate payment method. You need to beg support to do this for you.
Checked out a search on Twitter for @uber_support hacked and see just how many people over many months have been affected and Uber has done NOTHING to help their client base https://twitter.com/search?q=%40uber_support%20hacked&src=ty...