I'm not sure the two companies are all that comparable. When you peel away the glitz and techie veneer, Uber is a giant cab company. Cab companies can work we

I'm not sure the two companies are all that comparable. When you peel away the glitz and techie veneer, Uber is a giant cab company. Cab companies can work we know that. They added a single universal dispatcher with a consistent interface for all and added an on demand labor system and found ways to gouge labor, all solid ways to make more money but still a giant cab company. Scooter companies weren't modifying a known quantity. They were doing something much more out there. Because they're basically mobile vending machine companies who rely on enticing people to modify their locomotive behavior. That being something notoriously hard to do. Just ask urban planners.