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Re:Writers who will be entering the public domain in 2015 in... by fragmede on Tuesday December 23, 2014 @04:14PM (#8790266)
> Neither Uber nor Lyft put an end to Taxi medallion system.

Maybe not just yet, but a 20% price drop is likely only the beginning.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/upshot/new-york-taxi-medal...

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Re:Writers who will be entering the public domain in 2015 in... by mathattack on Tuesday December 23, 2014 @04:54PM (#8790437)
Exactly. The alternative is now there, and it's coming with a lobbying force of it's own. Once people are used to Taxi alternatives, they may start fighting back against the medallions.
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