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FrodosPet

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Fri May 13, 2016, 12:24 PM May 2016

Apple Invests $1 Billion In Didi, China’s Biggest Rival To Uber

Source: CBS San Francisco

May 13, 2016 7:54 AM

BEIJING (CBS/AP) — Apple Inc. has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, the main competitor in China for Uber Technologies Ltd.

Apple will become a strategic investor alongside Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings Ltd., an online games and entertainment service, Didi Chuxing announced Friday.

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In September, the company and Lyft of the United States agreed to link their services to allow travelers to use them in each other’s markets. In December, their alliance added India’s Ola and Southeast Asia’s GrabTaxi.

Read more: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/13/apple-invests-1-billion-in-chinese-rideshare-company-didi-uber-rival/?e=kMvTqvO0SQKOYg



Why do these selfish people keep interfering with Travis K's vision of global domination of transportation?
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LOL at your comment... Jesus Malverde May 2016 #1
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