Regular old taxis become cool again: Flywheel downloads up 300% in wake of Uber drama

VentureBeat
By Kia KokalitchevaNov 26, 2014, 4:41 pm150 pts
Uber’s week of PR hell is the gift that keeps on giving to its competitors. Taxi-hailing app Flywheel says it’s seen a massive increase in downloads in the past week. Uber’s controversy involving reporters and privacy violations spawned calls for boycotts and switching to alternative on-demand car…

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