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No they were fined because they broke the rules. If they don't agree with the rules they need to get them changed first. They just pretended they didn't exists in hope that they rules was going to be changed

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I actually think Uber made a smart move, from its point of view. You can't expect people to support your cause until you've given them a glimpse of what life could be like with your service. If the punishment for breaking the law is a slap on the wrist, that's nothing compared to getting access to the potential market earlier:

> The app connects 12,000 professional drivers with 1.5 million clients.

You're all discussing it as if this is something new.

Ignoring the law in hope of capturing the market before they get banned is the very modus operandi of Uber. They do this all the time, everywhere.

Well then, I guess it's been working out for them ;)

So far..

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