Originally Posted by
GUWonder
I see Uber and Airbnb as being good for travel needs in Sweden. They added competition, and that is good for me.
I don’t see what harm Uber did to my getting rides in Stockholm (or anywhere else in Sweden). I don’t see what harm Airbnb has done to my getting lodging for travel needs.
US first/front class service was better for me when there were more competitors. Economy class service was better too. The core physical product is worse in economy class than it used to be. Sort of the same dynamic with the first/front cabin domestically too, but not in the same way and as much as with the economy class cabin.
I don't think I claimed Uber did any harm, just that the surge charging was more a profit scam than an actual means of getting cars out on the road. Apart from adding the app to my taxi rides I just don't see much benefit either, but I could imagine that pricing in Sweden could be one benefit though. Hence I asked, what's the going rate for an Arlanda to town ride these days. Absence of benefits does not equate adding harm.
There were more airlines back in the day, but was there truly more competition? The pressure on price being added by the LCCs and by the ability to compare prices changed the nature of competition in a way that was definitely not good for the services provided in the cabins. But if your view if purely price, of course it was a winner.