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The very foundation of the company that we are discussing is something that was illegal in virtually every jurisdiction that they entered. I think this is rewr
by zzalpha 9y ago
The very foundation of the company that we are discussing is something that was illegal in virtually every jurisdiction that they entered.
I think this is rewriting history just a bit.
My recollection is that, when Uber first entered the marketplace in various locations, it was largely a gray area as to whether their business was legal.
Since then regulations have changed, been clarified, or been litigated in courts to clarify their legal meaning... and Uber then proceeded to ignore those laws and do whatever the hell they wanted to.
But my view is that that culture, of simply ignoring laws it saw as inconvenient, came a bit later, after they started to become successful and viewed themselves as essentially above the law.
- endorphone 9y ago>I think this is rewriting history just a bit. https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/25/uber-airbnb-jail-time/ https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/25/uber-airbnb-jail-time/ Uber was an illegal taxi service in every jurisdiction they entered that I am aware of. This wasn't really gray. It was remarkable the restraint jurisdictions showed, I suspect because there was a sense that if they clamped down they didn't "get it".
- zzalpha 9y agoBy that point Uber had already been operating for 2 years. I'm questioning whether they launched knowing full well they were shirking the law, or if they launched, realized they were in legal trouble, and then proceeded to not give a sh*t. :)
- bjl 9y agoIt should have been obvious to anyone with a modicum of sense that operating an unlicensed taxi service was illegal.
- zzalpha 9y agoJudging by the emailed cited in the article, I no longer assume what is and isn't obvious to the founders of Uber, and I certainly don't assume they have even a modicum of sense... ;)