This is a much more specific issue than most of the comments here are making it. People are talking about capitalism, competition, etc...
The problem is simply that a couple weeks ago Uber started sending UberX fares to Uber black car drivers. Which was a dumb move, because they are unprofitable and undercut the value of the premium car service. They've now reversed that dumb move.
Exactly. This was a protest over a very specific issue, and Uber ended up listening.
The article surprisingly doesn't really spin this into generalized pontificating and really talks about this specific grievance at length. HN commenters however are responding as if this was a general piece on Uber's failings as a whole... Strange.
The problem is simply that a couple weeks ago Uber started sending UberX fares to Uber black car drivers. Which was a dumb move, because they are unprofitable and undercut the value of the premium car service. They've now reversed that dumb move.