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You're completely missing that Uber would probably love to eventually become that sort of "only option in town" monopoly.

He isn't missing anything. Your point is invalid until Uber actually uses the state to enforce a monopoly a la Comcast.

Preventing monopoly creation is an important regulatory task. Fighting them after they are powerful takes years, often dozens of years.

I'd generally prefer things not get to the "too late!" stage.

in the US, we generally believe in "innocent until proven guilty" - especially before banning an industry

They are obviously in violation of German law. What exactly is it you're arguing here?

miss? so would almost any company, it's moot.