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		olalonde on Jan 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to Cal... > Offering a service without an upfront price is shady. One of the many reasons Uber gained market share over taxis. I doubt they're using the law as a pretext.

traek on Jan 10, 2020 [–]

This is not at all true. Uber only introduced upfront pricing at the end of 2017. Prior to that users were charged based on time and distance, the same way as taxis.

rchaud on Jan 10, 2020 | [–]

Which country/region was that in? I'm a late adopter of Uber (2015) in Canada and I have always seen the fixed rate price when requesting a ride.

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