I think these "sharing economy" companies are going to lose out to the software that makes them possible. There's no reason that a local cab company, co-op, or

I think these "sharing economy" companies are going to lose out to the software that makes them possible. There's no reason that a local cab company, co-op, or simple non-profit listing service can't offer the same UX as Uber and Lyft if the software were available to them - which leads me to believe that it eventually will. Then the question really becomes one of whether or not we're going to allow a hoard of unregulated, unlicensed, and possibly, uninsured cab drivers on our city streets. In the process of figuring that out, we might decide that existing cabbies are over-regulated, or maybe not. But in any case, the unequal playing field will not last long.