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Re:Uber Opens Its API by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @12:51PM (#8203136)
Surprised; I thought Uber was some sort of public-access ridesharing thing. If they vet drivers and license them, how is it different from any other cab service?
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Re:Uber Opens Its API by smackfu on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @01:43PM (#8203430)
Mainly because they don't actually license them unless the local authorities force them to. They do vet them, in theory.

And to follow-on, the practical difference is that they are a lot less terrible than most existing cab / car services.

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Re:Uber Opens Its API by iancarroll on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @02:35PM (#8203759)
People have been selling/giving away their Uber accounts too, IIRC.
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