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When the established industry starts suing you, you know that they're starting to become scared of your disruption.
by hzy 14y ago
When the established industry starts suing you, you know that they're starting to become scared of your disruption.
- impostervt 14y agoOr they're pissed that they're playing by the rules and you are not.
- lostnet 14y agoWell, they spent a lot of money buying the rules.
- zero_intp 14y agoMy brother was driving his beater as an unlicenced hack in Baltimore for a year. I observed a number of issues. I think a barrier between the passenger and the cabbie is generally good. I think a meter system or a zone system that is externally verifiable is better than some dude's cell phone. After you spend 40-60 hours in one week schlepping people in your un-designed hack, an understanding will form of why modern cabs have fairly universal accoutrements.
- lostnet 14y agoGreater Boston is mostly non-barrier cabs, but I don't recall the specifics for Boston proper vs Cambridge, etc. I was referring to the idea that the medallion in Boston is a safety feature rather than a monopoly piece.