Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete fairly

Re:Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete... by smoe on Friday January 10, 2020 @04:17PM (#22015633)

We will see. To me what Uber is currently doing smells a bit like a PR stunt. Especially with all the appeal to emotion in their communication to the users and trying to get them riled up on social media.

e.g. https://twitter.com/Uber_Col/status/1215681583253991424

All while, their appeal to the order from December is still pending a decision from a higher court.

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Re:Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete... by Jeff_Brown on Friday January 10, 2020 @05:48PM (#22016461)

The judge ordered them to stop operating.

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Re:Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete... by smoe on Friday January 10, 2020 @07:18PM (#22017009)

Did they? I honestly don't know since I don't use them.

To my knowledge the ruling to stop was mid December and the decision of the higher instance is expected within weeks.

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Re:Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete... by Jeff_Brown on Friday January 10, 2020 @07:38PM (#22017105)

I'm no longer sure. I'm looking at this passage:

"Así lo cree Nicolás Alviar, el abogado representante del icónico caso contra Uber ante la Super Intendencia de Industria y Comercio, que en primera instancia ordenó el cese de operaciones de la aplicación de movilidad compartida en Colombia."

Either that says the Super Intendencia ordered the service shut down, or it says that Alviar (the lawyer playing offense) caused it to happen.

https://www.eltiempo.com/tecnosfera/apps/taxistas-demandaran...

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