Did Uber change the world or did ubiquitous smartphones with GPS capability change the world? While it seems obvious that Uber may have hastened the process is

Did Uber change the world or did ubiquitous smartphones with GPS capability change the world? While it seems obvious that Uber may have hastened the process is it really arguable that people would still be using their phone to call taxi dispatchers in 2018? Seems to me he capably profited from a trend. Which is great. But did it unethically. Which is, obviously, not ethical. It's not clear the world really needs more ethically compromised multinational companies.