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People weren't necessarily buying in a fair market, hence the secret lobbying operation.
by gatlin 4y ago
People weren't necessarily buying in a fair market, hence the secret lobbying operation.
- ambrozk 4y agoTaxi companies operate with the advantage of state monopolies. They have lobbyists too, and they were so well-connected that they allowed exactly zero innovation for decades before they got blown out of the water by Uber.
- jeltz 4y agoMaybe in some countries, but where I live the taxi monopoly was removed long before Uber existed and Uber managed to outcompete with VC backed price dumping plus breaking the law.