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Yet another cash grab on technology companies by a EU country. Perhaps instead of driving companies out of the EU and then slapping them with random fines and r
by nodesocket 6y ago
Yet another cash grab on technology companies by a EU country. Perhaps instead of driving companies out of the EU and then slapping them with random fines and regulation they should consider reforming their laws to be more business friendly.
- onli 6y agoThose are not technology companies. They are logistic companies with some IT integration. And it's a bit different than with Uber: There, a lot of the resistance was indeed to protect a monopoly that was bad for customers. But food delivery? That worked just fine before those companies arrived.
- rightbyte 6y agoTaxi worked too. The way too capped supply taxi market is a US problem.
- arsome 6y ago> But food delivery? That worked just fine before those companies arrived. Depends where you live, for me, it worked for pizza and that's about it. I was unable to get pretty much anything else delivered locally, now I've got a few dozen options. Most restaurants just wouldn't bother hiring additional staff to do delivery. Even big chain fastfood places like Subway and McDonalds weren't available for delivery here before Uber Eats picked them up.
- _jal 6y agoThey are hardly the first companies to play regulatory chicken. It pays off nicely if you win; I do wish that sophisticated investors and managers who make a bad bet would whine less.