Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany
by ceejayoz on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @10:55AM
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You're completely missing that Uber would probably love to eventually become that sort of "only option in town" monopoly.
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Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany
by praxeologist on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @11:04AM
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He isn't missing anything. Your point is invalid until Uber actually uses the state to enforce a monopoly a la Comcast.
Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany
by watwut on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @11:09AM
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Preventing monopoly creation is an important regulatory task. Fighting them after they are powerful takes years, often dozens of years.
Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany
by ceejayoz on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @11:43AM
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I'd generally prefer things not get to the "too late!" stage.
Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany
by wooter on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @12:04PM
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in the US, we generally believe in "innocent until proven guilty" - especially before banning an industry