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by untog 3019 days ago
I disagree with the assessment of car services - in my experience they've always been very professional and with good quality cars. Maybe I've just gotten lucky.

The hailing situation in NYC was definitely awful. But now apps like Curb bring a yellow cab to you, and they don't have surge pricing, so at times I'll be content to get a cab instead of a Lyft/Juno, and it'll be cheaper.

The taxi lobby in NYC was terrible, and I'm very glad to see it broken. But I'm not convinced an Uber monopoly would be any better, and I'm still wary of seeing it. I don't ever use Uber simply because competition is good for me as a consumer, and I have no desire to see a company with the business practices of Uber corner the market anywhere. The service I get with Lyft and Juno is identical to that with Uber anyway.