Category Archives: Uber

Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Five: Addressing Reader Comments and Questions

Hubert Horan answers questions about his series on Uber.

Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Four: Understanding That Unregulated Monopoly Was Always Uber’s Central Objective

Why Uber’s goal is replacing urban car service with a higher cost, less efficient operation that would extract wealth from the public.

Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Three: Understanding False Claims About Uber’s Innovation and Competitive Advantages

Why Uber does not have any significant competitive advantages save very deep pockets that allow it to engage in sustained predatory pricing.

Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Two: Understanding Uber’s Uncompetitive Costs

Why Uber is the taxi industry’s high cost producer and cannot grow into profitability.

Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part One – Understanding Uber’s Bleak Operating Economics

Uber’s financials statements and economics shows a complete lack of progress towards profit and no reason to expect significant improvement.