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Re:You can now hail an Uber without the Uber app by hef19898 on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @05:08AM (#37842376)
There were Taxi-apps in use in Germany before Uber became a thing here. What Uber had was infinite pockets and the willingness to simply ignore the general existence of regulations their competitors complied to.
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Re:You can now hail an Uber without the Uber app by kgeist on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @05:35AM (#37842517)
On the other hand, Uber Russia was acquired by Yandex Taxi
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Re:You can now hail an Uber without the Uber app by karim on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @05:23AM (#37842455)
So, just like taxis who for some strange reason never seemed to accept credit cards, or would hold your luggage hostage if you didn't add a tip?
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Re:You can now hail an Uber without the Uber app by wongarsu on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @07:31AM (#37843186)
Not taking credit cards was just a thing for most German businesses before the pandemic. Not really specific to taxis.
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Re:You can now hail an Uber without the Uber app by karim on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @01:00PM (#37847062)
Not all of HN is German :)
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Re:You can now hail an Uber without the Uber app by craftkiller on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @05:23AM (#37842453)
Do those apps pre-date 2009? Otherwise what the parent said still stands: Uber really is an improvement on pre-Uber traditional taxi services.
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Re:You can now hail an Uber without the Uber app by blitzar on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @05:24AM (#37842460)
I first started booking my taxis via website (apps were not really a thing yet) in 2002.
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