I think u read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14190719 it answers this question well. Even though the end result might have been good for Lyft Drivers, that's not the point. The point is this crossed a clear criminal line that we all want enforced for future cases like this. i.e. what if next time it's Pepsi Breaking into Coke etc etc and the group it benefits is different.