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The taxi-booking service Uber has received a boost after the high court ruled that its app was legal in London. Had it lost the

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问题     The taxi-booking service Uber has received a boost after the high court ruled that its app was legal in London. Had it lost the case, the company would have been forced to change its service to comply with rules that protect black-cab drivers.
    The transport regulator Transport for London (TfL) had brought the case after pressure from the city’s black-cab and minicab drivers, who claimed that the Uber app was being used as a taximeter. The taximeter is a privilege afforded only to black-cab drivers in return for the extensive training they undergo to learn London’s streets.
    But Lord Justice Ouseley ruled that Uber’s mobile service did not constitute a taximeter. Ouseley said that while the smartphone using the driver’s app may be essential to enable the calculation of fares, that did not make it a device "for" calculating fares, which would breach the taximeter prohibition.
    Uber described the ruling as a victory for common sense and took aim at plans by TfL to impose new regulations on the company. "Now the high court has ruled in favour of new technology, we hope Transport for London will think again on their bureaucratic proposals for apps like Uber," said Jo Bertram, Uber’s regional general manager for UK, Ireland and the Nordics.
    The chief executive of Addison Lee, the biggest minicab firm in London, said the ruling was disappointing. "This is a sad day for London," Andy Boland said. "This judgment opens the door to a return to the bad old days of cabs charging what they like and the passenger not knowing what the fare is until it is too late."
    Steve McNamara, general secretary of the LTD A, said it was a "ludicrous decision", adding: "Does the Uber smartphone calculate the fare by a combination of time and distance? There can be only one answer, and any judgment that declares otherwise is flawed and wrong."
    But businesses welcomed the ruling. The Institute of Directors said it was "a victory for consumers and innovation". Simon Walker, the IoD’s director general, said: "Britain should be at the centre of disruptive technology and this decision will give businesses around the world confidence that we welcome new ideas."
    The founder of a rival taxi app, Kabbee, suggested the ruling would lead to all minicab firms adopting similar technology. Justin Peters said: "Now all licensed minicab fleets have the right to use in-car meters, which will mean more competition and better consumer choice. It’s a positive step." Butj he added: "Today’s verdict does not address remaining inconsistencies such as Uber not requesting a destination address from the passenger and the historic questions over payment of VAT."
It can be learned from the last paragraph that
选项 A、all minicab firms will use Uber App.
B、the verdict is absolutely beneficial to all.
C、the verdict is still undecided.
D、Justin Peters presented a balanced view on the verdict.
答案D
解析 最后一段第二、三句中，Justin Peters指出这一判决对于消费者而言是积极的，但仍然存在一些尚未解决的老问题，他是从利弊双方全面地考量这一判决，故D项正确。第一句中，Justin Peters提到“这一判决将促进所有迷你出租车司机采取类似的技术”，“类似技术”并不代表都会采用优步的应用，A项过度推断，故排除。第二句提到判决是积极的，因为它使司机们面临更多的竞争而消费者拥有更好的选择，对于竞争力强的司机和消费者而言是好事，但对于较弱的司机则不一定是好事了，故排除B项。虽然文中提到该判决尚未解决一些遗留问题，但判决结果已经是确定的，C项错在undecided“未确定的”。
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