> A company creating a moat by breaking the law to gain an advantage over people following the law is not something to be admired or celebrated There are two w

> A company creating a moat by breaking the law to gain an advantage over people following the law is not something to be admired or celebrated There are two wrong assumptions in this statement. First, the OP said that Uber didn't create a moat, they just paved the way. These days, after Uber moves into an area, other ride sharing services are able to enter the market without Uber being able to abuse their market position to push them out. That's definitely a positive. Second, Uber did not break the law in most situations. They re-interpreted a formerly gray area of the law, by asserting that their services shouldn't be regulated by taxi laws as they were not a taxi company. This was a legal battle that none of the entrenched players were willing to fight for various reasons, and with that legal precedent, that opened the way also for other ride sharing services to operate.