RMS has an extreme stance, but it's actually quite refreshing that he just puts it out there in an easily digestable form. Taxis run "non free" software to pro

RMS has an extreme stance, but it's actually quite refreshing that he just puts it out there in an easily digestable form. Taxis run "non free" software to process credit cards. And I think RMS cares less about that. No doubt he will be unhappy about the taxi driver's/company's choice to run non-free software; however, regular taxi companies are willing to do business with free software users - Uber refuses to do so. That's a pretty significant difference. Taxi destinations can be subpoenaed by local LEO and the government, along with credit card receipts, just like Uber. Taxis can be paid in cash, unlike Uber. The medallion issues are oddities of a few (not even all!) cities particularly in the US. You are right to complain about them as that system is ridiculous; however, the comparison with Uber is unfair because Uber is trying to take over the world.