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Monday, 27 March 2017
quote [ A US appeals court in New York on Friday weighed arguments over whether Uber customers gave up their right to sue the company when they registered for its popular taxi hailing service. ]
So tempted to file this under Mafia.
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spazm said @ 5:37pm GMT on 27th March
Netherlands indeed. There's still plenty taxis around here though, and people -especially the older generations- keep using them. Next to that there's some resistance from the government making it somewhat more difficult to become an uber driver. Licenses are the same as for regular taxi drivers I believe, and they don't come free ofcourse.
On its own I'm not against the disruptive business model some companies run, but with so many things being questionable I'd rather spend a few euros more on a regular taxi.
spazm said @ 5:41pm GMT on 27th March
Netherlands indeed. There's still plenty taxis around here though, and people -especially the older generations- keep using them. Next to that there's some resistance from the government making it somewhat more difficult to become an uber driver. Licenses are the same as for regular taxi drivers I believe, and they don't come free ofcourse.
On its own I'm not against the disruptive business model some companies run, but with so many things being questionable I'd rather spend a few euros more on a regular taxi.
Edit: I should add that there's been a 'taxi war' going on here for quite a few years, between settled taxi companies as well as black taxis (illegal taxis, not paying taxes and such). The arrival of uber only added fuel to it, making regular taxi companies take a more fierce stand against such practices. That probably doesn't help them either.
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spazm said @ 5:37pm GMT on 27th March
Netherlands indeed. There's still plenty taxis around here though, and people -especially the older generations- keep using them. Next to that there's some resistance from the government making it somewhat more difficult to become an uber driver. Licenses are the same as for regular taxi drivers I believe, and they don't come free ofcourse.
On its own I'm not against the disruptive business model some companies run, but with so many things being questionable I'd rather spend a few euros more on a regular taxi.
Edit: I should add that there's been a 'taxi war' going on here for quite a few years, between settled taxi companies as well as black taxis (illegal taxis, not paying taxes and such). The arrival of uber only added fuel to it, making regular taxi companies take a more fierce stand against such practices. That probably doesn't help them either.
