Here is the problem<p>1) Uber comes in pays well - sources on the net for hip drivers - You get awesome English speaking nice drivers<p>2) Uber starts to drop rates<p>3) Good Uber drivers quit for lack of pay, existing cabbies start to drive for Uber<p>4) You end up getting the same cabbies as before Uber, but with surge pricing.<p>It takes a while, but eventually it ends back up in the same exact place as before :(  Totally happened in Chicago in front of my eyes.