Friday the 13th is traditionally
seen as a day with a bad omen. Hopefully, that may not be the case for Uber, as
they received news that might just be any businesses' nightmare yesterday. Their biggest
rival in China, Didi Chuxing (formerly Didi Kuaidi) got a massive investment
from Apple of $1 billion Dollars. This funding and strategic partnership with
Apple could be a game changer for Didi Chuxing, the largest taxi-booking and
ride-sharing service app in China Uber as its biggest rival.
Pic: courtesy Reuters/Jason Lee
Uber's CEO, Travisk Kalanick, apparently seems to be taking this latest strategic move in 'ride-sharing wars'
with a sense of humor and joked about this in his tweet yesterday.
girlfriend owns @apple shares which makes her a didi investor... #Smh #ridesharewars #domesticissues #thanksALotTim (https://twitter.com/travisk/status/731018873168764929?s=09)"
Car manufacturers and people in
technology are increasingly forging new partnerships and this will be
increasingly beneficial for Apple which is looking to strengthen its hold in the
Chinese market after spotlight from regulators, as well as Didi Chuxing.
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