Charles has an extensive post about the birth of both Lyft and UberX this weekend in H-Town. It's going to be a lousy time for cabbies trying to make a living for awhile.
I remain of the opinion that these services are just fine as long as they meet the established municipal code. Mayor Parker agrees.
This is the same method, as we know, by which drug dealers build their clientele: give it away in the beginning, gradually charge more and more for it once people get hooked. I am certain that neither of these two fine companies intended for these unsavory analogies to be applied to them, but hey, that's just how they roll.
Please keep in mind that when you consume a service, you generally get what you pay for.
I remain of the opinion that these services are just fine as long as they meet the established municipal code. Mayor Parker agrees.
"There are some working girls that work the streets of Houston who say, 'We're legal because it is just a donation,' " Mayor Annise Parker said Wednesday. "I'm sorry, we will enforce our ordinances."
This is the same method, as we know, by which drug dealers build their clientele: give it away in the beginning, gradually charge more and more for it once people get hooked. I am certain that neither of these two fine companies intended for these unsavory analogies to be applied to them, but hey, that's just how they roll.
Please keep in mind that when you consume a service, you generally get what you pay for.
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