Restaurants rebel against delivery apps as cities crack down on fees
I&#x27;m sure HN has no shortage of ex-Uber engineers given how many people from their tech divisions they have let go of recently.<p>I am curious to hear what they think about this, in light of them being let go en masse, which in itself shines even more light on things that are outside of this discussion.<p>Was the company ever sustainably profitable? If so, which divisions&#x2F;apps? When did they start becoming unprofitable?<p>Gouging restaurants who are already working with razor thin margins is really strange to me.<p>I am guessing they thought that as long as VCs kept pouring money in like gasoline, they could turn a blind eye to the fact that they have destabilized a fragile ecosystem that _a lot_ of people depend on (remember: knowing how to cook is an anomaly these days).<p>I&#x27;m guessing they didn&#x27;t learn anything from Groupon.