France has a long history of killing off entrepreneurs with socialistic behavior. Now it has zero colonies to milk, the long decline begins. The old style tax network, with a land line phone system, tied to a 2 way radio network is dead. French taxi companies want to use cell-phones and apps, get rid of the radio network and the land line call in center - looks modern? Yes, but they do not want to reduce the cost per ride to reflect the lower cost. They also do not want to pay the drivers more. All taxi companies are like this in New York as well as India. Change will come as politicians are burned at the electoral stake.

Notice how it resembles electronic publishing - same process, far higher margins, same to the writer...