Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
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Re: Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
#2Can't stop, won't stop.
Uber continues to amaze me with their incredibly skillful political maneuvering. They seem to have roadblocks thrown in their way at every turn and they manage to just keep trucking. Heads down, eyes on the prize; it's really quite impressive to watch. I have to believe it starts at the top with a tunnel vision approach to revenue growth. It's like that old Al Davis quote "Just win baby!".
Whether you agree with what they're doing or not, it is incredible to watch their execution.
Re: Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
#3Why are we still calling this "ridesharing"? Isn't it pretty clear to everyone that there is no ride sharing going on?
Re: Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
#4More accurate headline: De Blasio legislative threat successful in persuading Uber to turn over data at 11th hour.
California wasn't able to get that result with its $7m fine.
Re: Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
#5The title would be better if it were "Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio's plan to block them from doing business". I think we really need to fight the notion that Uber promotes "ride sharing", whatever that even means now. Uber has shown that its service is anything but sharing - it is plain old taxi with a spiffy app and no labour protection, and where their "employees" are merely treated as another replaceable contractor. The media also needs to stop quoting meaningless buzzwords like "sharing", but I guess this goes to show the successful PR of Uber.
Re: Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
#6Can't stop, won't stop. Uber continues to amaze me with their incredibly skillful political maneuvering. They seem to have roadblocks thrown in their way at every turn and they manage to just keep trucking. Heads down, eyes on the prize; it's really quite impressive to watch. I have to believe it starts at the top with a tunnel vision approach to revenue growth. It's like that old Al Davis quote "Just win baby!". Whe…
In this case it looks like its lobbying lost but its PR won. Despite that it reluctantly turned over its data, every news outlet portrayed it as a victory.
Re: Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
#7Can't stop, won't stop. Uber continues to amaze me with their incredibly skillful political maneuvering. They seem to have roadblocks thrown in their way at every turn and they manage to just keep trucking. Heads down, eyes on the prize; it's really quite impressive to watch. I have to believe it starts at the top with a tunnel vision approach to revenue growth. It's like that old Al Davis quote "Just win baby!". Whe…
Yes, a company with an illegal business model stayed under the radar until they got big enough that they could combat the legal challenges to their illegal business model. Always a pleasure to watch.
Re: Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
#8Why are we still calling this "ridesharing"? Isn't it pretty clear to everyone that there is no ride sharing going on?
This is where people go wrong! You're not paying to be driven anywhere. You're paying the driver to want to go to the same place where you are, and then he might as well give you a ride there. So it's completely different, and the driver doesn't deserve any of the perks and protections people with real jobs get. Being an Uber driver obviously isn't a job, it's just doing something for money. And there's an app involved, so it's clearly different. It sounds like you're just conversative. Disruption, dude. Have you heard of it?
Re: Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
#9More accurate headline: De Blasio legislative threat successful in persuading Uber to turn over data at 11th hour. California wasn't able to get that result with its $7m fine.
Wow that is a different story.
Re: Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in
#10Can't stop, won't stop. Uber continues to amaze me with their incredibly skillful political maneuvering. They seem to have roadblocks thrown in their way at every turn and they manage to just keep trucking. Heads down, eyes on the prize; it's really quite impressive to watch. I have to believe it starts at the top with a tunnel vision approach to revenue growth. It's like that old Al Davis quote "Just win baby!". Whe…
Yes, a company with an illegal business model stayed under the radar until they got big enough that they could combat the legal challenges to their illegal business model. Always a pleasure to watch.
When their business model is only illegal due to a corrupt, inefficient, entrenched monopoly which is just as hostile to its customers as its employees, yes, it is indeed a pleasure to watch someone take on the machine and win.