> They solved the Hail A Cab From The Street Problem. [...] The App For Cabs, is useful compared to the previous world where you stood on the corner waiting for

> They solved the Hail A Cab From The Street Problem. [...] The App For Cabs, is useful compared to the previous world where you stood on the corner waiting for a taxi to stop You could already call taxis by phone (including your mobile), as you say. So you are creating something of a false dichotomy. At least where I live, there are also public devices (only in particular places, of course) you can use to hail a cab, in case you somehow don't own a mobile. And apparently mytaxi was founded the same year as Uber, so Uber's idea wasn't quite that unique. I suppose it was just the right time for such services to spring into existence. Uber appears to be the most successful, probably in no small part due to their ruthlessness.