It's easier and much more convenient to use Uber or Lyft apps than to make a phone call to Yellow cab or Checker cab.
It's that simple!
It's better service!
Cabs have had decades to make their services easier and more convenient and have failed miserably.
Competition is healthy for any industry.
Customers are clearly in favor of competition.
Protectionism policies are dinosaurs in progressive modern cities, step it up Anchorage!