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   by caruber 13y ago

   The real strength of Dropbox comes from the ecosystem of apps that use dropbox to store data. It is hard for newcomers to challenge that network effect. But competitors like Tonido are doing interesting stuff by focusing on the security, pr
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   by caruber 13y ago

   Sorry i was not clear. 1 M price tag is for NYC medallion. This article quotes 250K Euros for taxi license in Paris: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/08/07/anatomy-of-the-paris-...
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   by caruber 13y ago

   Taxi Unions have dog in the fight. They have paid hefty licensing fees to the govt and ask for rights in return. If uber pays 1M $ OR 500K Euros for every taxi license, uber will ask much more than what Taxi unions are asking for. The other
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   by caruber 13y ago

   While i condemn the violence, i have hard time justifying uber as a new revolution or advancement of technology. Medallion owners pay close to 1.0 M $ to get the Taxi license from the city (NY) and they are not doing that for charity. If a