Archived Boston cab drivers have a plan to push more customers to Uber (bostonglobe.com)
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Archived Boston cab drivers have a plan to push more customers to Uber (bostonglobe.com)
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[–] MCVoat 2 points 48 points 50 points (+50|-2) ago
No, you did when you failed to adapt to a changing market and give customers what they want.
For decades cab companies have been screwing over their customers AND their employees and suddenly competition comes along that wants to offer customers a better experience. That's how capitalism works. So sad to see these neanderthals beating up Uber drivers just because they offer a better product.
What does this say for innovation in America? Better not try and improve on a service because the companies that are already in business will burn you down or complain to the government until you're gone. We don't improve anything that way. Young entrepreneurs will second guess going into business for themselves.
[–] RabidRaccoon 1 point 12 points 13 points (+13|-1) ago
I do sympathise with the taxi drivers to some extent. They paid money for a medallion because that was the only way they could operate. However that doesn't mean they're allowed to stop Uber.
[–] White_Raven 1 point 19 points 20 points (+20|-1) ago
You sympathize with people for buying something they lobbied to make requirement that now puts them at a massive disadvantage because that thing they lobbied to have made mandatory is also expensive as fuck and so they cannot compete which was the intention of the thing that they wanted?
[–] Yollasho 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Not all of them pay for a medallion. Many PAY the taxi company to be allowed to drive for the company...sort of like renting a license I guess.
One guy in Boston owns 21% of the medallions. I'm sure he's just rolling while all his drivers are broke as fuck paying him out the ass just to be able to drive. What a scheme.
[–] neverending_strife 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
If Uber destroyed their business, why not just drive for Uber? Problem solved!
[–] hypercat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The fact that JUST recently cabs take cards blows my mind. They were cash only and now a few of them take cards. I MADE my cab driver (who is independent and owns 2 cars) take Square the second it came out (Known him for years). He gets more fares just by that little sign that says "VISA/MC" than any ad or app. He also uses flywheel and a few other modern apps. They are the dinosaurs of transportation.