Can Uber ever make money?

Re:Can Uber ever make money? by astrodust on Friday April 26, 2019 @06:15PM (#19762231)

That's probably because becoming a taxi driver in places like London is extremely hard (https://www.theknowledgetaxi.co.uk), while becoming a taxi driver in Houston is probably as simple as "do you have a license?"

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Re:Can Uber ever make money? by maxlybbert on Friday April 26, 2019 @09:57PM (#19763294)

I lived in a small New Jersey town where getting a taxi medallion involved little more than paying $100 and promising to charge every customer no more than $5 (for in-town trips).

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Re:Can Uber ever make money? by GordonS on Saturday April 27, 2019 @03:37PM (#19767233)

I'm not in London, or even England. AFAIK, it's relatively straightforward to get a taxi license anywhere in the UK but London.

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Re:Can Uber ever make money? by wrboyce on Friday April 26, 2019 @07:01PM (#19762505)

Yes, London is the whole UK.

EDIT: If it sets a standard then why has that standard not been adopted nationwide? Your argument is dead in the water and I can only assume you’re speaking as a person who has never visited the UK.

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Re:Can Uber ever make money? by astrodust on Friday April 26, 2019 @07:03PM (#19762522)

It sets a standard.

The US has no such equivalent.

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