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I actually like this lawsuit, as if I'm honest, I don't think Uber/Lyft, etc. should have gone the contract-service offering route. I think they might have been just as well off as a middleware provider, connecting customers with existing cab services, and offering their tools as a SaaS.

It's interesting to think about how different the world would be right now if Uber had gone into software sales as opposed to attempting to be a cab competitor.

I realize the inventors largely created the service as an alternative/competitor to cabs, which they disliked for various reasons. It's still interesting to think about what could have been, if only they'd been more interested in fixing the logistics of cab companies than "inventing an industry".

If this attorney is ultimately successful, I can easily see Uber/Lyft's business model morphing as a result. I don't think there's enough profit in their business if they have make all their contractors W-2 workers.