Cabbies in Europe went on a 1 hour strike yesterday - and it back fired big time. New subscribers to Uber went up 850% over the previous Wednesday as Uber ran ads saying that while the cabbies were on strike Uber was getting people from A to B.
Uber Demonstrations Snarl Traffic From London to Berlin - Bloomberg
Here is the thing I don't get - why are the cabbies sticking to broken model at apparently all costs. Just take the darn Taxi sign off the cab, get the Uber phone, and join the revolution. My guess is most of them don't do it for 1 of 3 reasons. 1) Their car doesn't meet Uber requirements for age and condition, 2) They can't pass the driving background check, or 3) They can't pass the criminal record check.
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