> I can't see Uber as a company surviving the next few decades, but without them the taxi experience would likely still be as horrific as it was in the 90s.
100% this. Uber made "Uber" a solved problem, so spinning off clones became cheap and easy.
Usually markets consolidate, rather than fragment, especially in the software industry. We actually had more Uber competitors early on (Sidecar et al) and that died off. Most uber competitors are now just regional ones, with geographically segregated markets.
100% this. Uber made "Uber" a solved problem, so spinning off clones became cheap and easy.