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In fact, a lot of Lyft drivers and riders prefer the Lyft experience.

If an Uber is 5 minutes way and a Lyft is 10 minutes away, I go with Uber.

If Lyft can maintain the service differentiation, it can grow to a strong, if smaller number 2 player.

We have an A++ list of investors that previously backed companies like Twitter, Heroku, Lyft & Square.

Uber and Lyft have to be hemorrhaging a ton of money so maybe Uber will be able to out last them?

We currently operate in 65 cities all across the country, and with your help, we’ll take Lyft worldwide!

Why is everyone talking about Uber and not Lyft or some other company?

I have been using Uber in San Francisco since, and before the visit I was only using Lyft here.

Funnily enough, my experience with Lyft has dropped significantly over the last year.

If Uber gets me 3 rides/hour and Lyft gets me 2, I drive with Uber.

While the market does have strong network effects, it appears that Lyft can gain a sufficient presence in an area to compete effectively with Uber.

UberPool and Lyft Line are baby steps in that direction.

Second prize is a set of steak knives.” At this point, with over $1 billion invested, the most viable opportunity left for Lyft investors is to pressure Uber or someone else into acquiring Lyft.

Unfortunately for Lyft, it's a winner-takes-all market: “First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado.

I don't recall many 'I'm a Lyft driver" or "I'm a cab driver" or limo driver or UPS delivery driver articles, so I doubt it's coincidence.

Sounds like they need a loyalty program, so customers have an incentive not to simply take "Uber or Lyft, whichever isn't surging right now." So: UberMiles -- earn and redeem miles when you take an Uber.

So Uber marketing budget in some ways helps Lyft, Sidecar and Wingz.

Except sadly, my experience with Uber has been more consistent than Lyft.

Lyft is after all only a few minute download away so getting people to switch isn't going to be as difficult as it could.