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		Keyframe on Jan 19, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I don't believe in Uber's Success No moat? Do you think brand recognition is worthless or I'm missing something? They have a large user base (I presume) already. I'm not sure one could build one from scratch just like that. It would need a big player to enter the game.

amclennon on Jan 19, 2017 [–]

I imagine a company like Ford, Chrysler, or any other large car manufacturer would have equal if not greater brand recognition compared to Uber.

These would be the biggest threat to Uber's market share since they could easily compete on cost and distribution alone.

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