Uber argues that it doesn't dispatch vehicles.

They absolutely set the rates, they set the conditions by which an

Uber driver can drive and to suggest

that they're not employees I think is disingenuous.

What do state politicians do? Pass a drastic law that could eliminate hundreds of thousands

of jobs. It would require an overhaul of the entire business model

is not a switch that can be flipped overnight.

Please vote no on Proposition 22.

And they are willing to sacrifice more than 400,000 jobs.

The iPhone didn't invent Gigler, but it's a helpful starting place.

The explosion of smartphones, ever-present internet, and GPS opened up a world of opportunity for on-demand services.

Ah yes, everything could be reimagined, and much of it was with little success.

Silicon Valley has a habit of throwing multi-billion dollars worth of spaghetti against a very large wall to see if anything sticks.

For every idea that wriggled to the floor, well, some idea is stuck.

The idea seems so simple it was impossible.

Average people could drive you where you wanted to go.

They get money, you don't have to deal with a cab or worry if you have cash

because the payment is processed in the app.

It would never work.

The taxi unions would crush it.

The cities wouldn't allow it.

The liability would be outrageous.

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