Though 'price setting' is a differentiating aspect of these two companies - it's not hugely material in the determination that 'one is tech one is not'. Nobody

Though 'price setting' is a differentiating aspect of these two companies - it's not hugely material in the determination that 'one is tech one is not'. Nobody in the world would have been thinking in these terms. There's no chance Uber/AirBnB lawyers were sitting around thinking 'well, if we cross that threshold, we might be considered a taxi service'. If the laws are remotely clear, or subject to even soft interpretation, it'd be possible to at least predict outcomes - but in this case, as with many others - they are totally making it up as they go along. This is a bad ruling, and it probably should not be 'determined' by the EU courts at all - rather, the EU should 'make up their minds' and clarify as objectively as they can. AirBnB is absolutely a hotel company and Uber is absolutely a Taxi company - they just operate a little different than the classical ones and so they probably need some kind of thoughtful regulation.