”It is with great regret that we have to cease the operations of Gobee.bike in Hong Kong. Gobee.bike was launched in April 2017 with the goal of bringing dockless bike sharing to Hong Kong and helping make the city more environmentally-friendly and convenient. Since launching, our service has been enthusiastically adopted by our many supporters, and we hope we have been able to participate in making your daily life better.
Our decision is purely due to our financial situation. After over a year in service, we unfortunately have not been able to make the service profitable, and the financial costs of maintaining the bikes in their best condition has proven to be too high for us to sustain the business. Starting from today, we do not accept any new payment. Existing users can still use our bikes for 1 week from today until July 17. After that, they will be locked.”
(引用:撤退を知らせるメールから)
自転車シェアサービスのGoBeeBikeが香港撤退するとメールが来た。
理由は、利益を出すところまで行けなかったと。
くしくも最近GoBeeBikeに対するいやがらせを記事にしたところ。
八月十日までにリファンドしてほしいとのこと。
UIが使いやすくて自転車探しやすかっただけに残念。ほんの少しだけ香港の環境で生きていくためのスペックには繊細過ぎたという印象。
香港の厳しい環境や大陸から来たスズメバチ(大陸系シェアバイクサービス)にミツバチは駆逐されたということだ。
パリでダメで、香港でダメで、このミツバチどこへ行ったら生きられるのだろう。
おしまい。