> Abusing legal gray areas is a fundamental part of their business model. Uber was/is quite willing to break the law (and encourage their drivers to do so, wit

> Abusing legal gray areas is a fundamental part of their business model. Uber was/is quite willing to break the law (and encourage their drivers to do so, with lies and misdirection), even in areas where it's very clear that they're in the wrong. Leveraging a ton of market anger about the existing taxi services helped them get started, it's unclear if it'll be enough to sustain them.