Uber and GoCatch stagger out for round two of court case
Nobody expected a clean fight when GoCatch called out Uber for huge damages, but startling details in the first week of the trial have left both sides wounded.
The brutal opening exchanges in a decade-old damages case between failed Aussie transport start-up GoCatch and $US160 billion ($243 billion) US giant Uber had all the twisting plot points of a bingeable mini-series, capable of fascinating a global audience.
If the history of Silicon Valley is anything to go by, then Uber is one of the last companies you would want to get into a bare-knuckle fight with. Yet both combatants are still standing after round one, and will step back into the ring on Monday nursing busted lips and black eyes.
Paul SmithTechnology editorPaul Smith edits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy. Connect with Paul on Twitter. Email Paul at psmith@afr.com
