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@Oliver Schick
Guardian story:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/10/ofo-cycle-hire-firm-pulls-out-of-london
I didn't think this model was going to work--cycle hire is a public service that needs public investment. There are interesting parallels with the anti-social media data-skimmers, who are less likely to get vandalism, but they also, effectively, squat what could be a public service (although I think in general anti-social media are a very bad idea, even if they might be run better by less exploitative overlords).