Thousands of software engineers are cheap, because software scales. So if they still have a better app than the local taxis, they would still have an edge. At

Thousands of software engineers are cheap, because software scales. So if they still have a better app than the local taxis, they would still have an edge. At least in Germany the taxi apps are so crappy that you still need to call for a taxi most of the time, you then don't have a map where they know where to find you and you know where they are. Uber has that but no/few drivers in my area. I would use Uber if they had drivers, even if it was the same price as the taxis.