[wolf78]

The fact that a court thinks it can ban a mobile phone app as a practical matter is just hilarious!

Just to provide some context: The legal problem is not the app, but the contract everyone who offers his services on Uber has to sign. Oversimplified; German law says that if you want to work as a chauffeur, you have to register it as a business and have the necessary insurance. Uber's contracts ignore these requirements, as they let un(der)insured (as in the US, standard car insurance doesn't cover Uber activities), unregistered drivers work for them. If Uber didn't take 20% or so of the transportation fees, i.e. if they just provided a platform, things might be different, but they are the ones collecting the money.

[SamAdams76]

Referring to an Uber driver as a “chauffeur” is akin to referring to the grillman at McDonalds a “chef.”