It looks like we're arguing about different things. Someone brought up that Uber cars are already hard to book (strike or no strike), and my point was that ins

It looks like we're arguing about different things. Someone brought up that Uber cars are already hard to book (strike or no strike), and my point was that instead of raising prices to maximize profit, one would be much better served to expand the fleet instead. In any case, even in the context of the strike, presumably Uber has longer-term plans than just tomorrow - raising their prices, while following the laws of supply/demand, is going to smack of gouging, and will naturally do far more damage in the long run than whatever extra profit they can derive.