Uber ruled illegal in Taiwan
When I was in Taipei, the cab system was 100 times better than uber and had none of the problems of the cab system in the US. If uber's main value proposition is superiority to taxis, then it makes no sense for it to try to take over in a city where the taxis are perfectly fine.<p>Honestly, the same is true in NYC. I rarely call an uber because it's just easier to get one of the hundreds of yellow cabs than it is to stand on the street like an idiot looking for the Toyota Prius with the right license plate.<p>Since uber arrived, all the issues I had with cabs seem to have disappeared. The fares are lower, drivers accept credit cards, and don't talk on their cellphone to their buddy in India. Uber put the pressure on cabs and it worked. I see no need to use uber.