BY FROMA HARROP Uber, the car-summoning service, got some flak not long ago for “surge” pricing. Customers complained about its policy of raising prices charged for trips at times of high demand. That might happen on New Year’s Eve, in the teeth of a monsoon or, less dramatically, during an especially busy lunch hour. I never minded. Surge pricing seemed a fair way to deal with a short supply in a period of high demand. […]
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