Taxi services in my city already had apps that showed the price and car location, along with online payment well before Uber was allowed to operate. Uber bough

Taxi services in my city already had apps that showed the price and car location, along with online payment well before Uber was allowed to operate. Uber bought it's way into the market here by losing more money than any reasonable business would be able to afford. Now it's more expensive than the services it displaced and still losing money hand over fist.