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Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany by praxeologist on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @11:04AM (#8257949)
He isn't missing anything. Your point is invalid until Uber actually uses the state to enforce a monopoly a la Comcast.
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Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany by watwut on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @11:09AM (#8257981)
Preventing monopoly creation is an important regulatory task. Fighting them after they are powerful takes years, often dozens of years.
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Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany by ceejayoz on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @11:43AM (#8258200)
I'd generally prefer things not get to the "too late!" stage.
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Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany by wooter on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @12:04PM (#8258349)
in the US, we generally believe in "innocent until proven guilty" - especially before banning an industry
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Re:Uber ordered to halt transportation services in Germany by cygx on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @01:24PM (#8258887)
They are obviously in violation of German law. What exactly is it you're arguing here?
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