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> That's actually why they passed the measure in the first place, the taxi lobby was incredibly strong. No the measure passed because Uber and Lyft failed to u
by NathanKP 10y ago
> That's actually why they passed the measure in the first place, the taxi lobby was incredibly strong.
No the measure passed because Uber and Lyft failed to understand Austin culture and shot themselves in the foot by annoying Austinites with intrusive tactics that made them look bad in the eyes of a local culture that tends to be fiercely anti big business. It's the same type of mistake Airbnb made in SF with their big marketing campaign of 2015 that just offended everyone.
- partiallypro 10y agoThat's not what I've heard from insiders.
- Neliquat 10y agoWell then share what you heard.
- partiallypro 10y agoPoliticians were captured by the taxi industry and exploited the liberal environment of Austin to achieve an effective ban on larger sharing services. What more is there to know?
- mhayenga 10y agoAs someone who voted "against" Uber/Lyft, I can promise you their PACs misleading and blatantly false propaganda regarding the city ordinance directly caused them to lose my vote. That and people love getting 4 fliers per day in their mailbox. Good riddance.
- partiallypro 10y agoCool, but your vote has little to do with the political reality that pushed the initiative to politicians putting it up to vote.