It’s wild to me that Lyft fumbled the generic trademark on ride sharing.

I primarily use Lyft yet it somehow feels more natural to say I’m calling an Uber.

Maybe the name Lyft was too on the nose? Do we favor more abstract names or was Uber just that dominant in the early days?

Lyft is modern, Uber is metamodern

also, oo

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Lyft is modern, Uber is metamodern

also, oo https://www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-startup-names-end-to-the-letter-o-like-Zalando-Ayondo-or-Karosso

Maybe Lyft is just too on the nose. Audially, Lyft sounds lift; they are identical 
I think the name has to be more abstract

We use terms that the most people understand and it seems that uber has won that generic phrase due to wider distribution and usage

Agreed that Lyft is to on the nose. People say that a lot anyway so could get confused. Uber, just like Google and 'google it' hits different and creates something new.

Im thinking it's a first to market dominance phenomena. As a Lyft/Uber driver, I can say that my opinion holds very little clout 😅. I am the very meme of, "when your Uber driver starts talking about crypto, the market has topped"