The same can be said about people complaining how taxis in their cities were dirty, inconvenient etc. Now instead of having this patchwork, we have one giant m

The same can be said about people complaining how taxis in their cities were dirty, inconvenient etc. Now instead of having this patchwork, we have one giant monolithic taxi provider (Uber) that threatens both the good and bad taxi services of old. And because Uber is more than happy to subsidize rides thanks to VC funding having an equal/superior experience is often not enough to compete.