Tesla's Elon Musk confirms talks with Apple, says acquisition 'very unlikely' at this time

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• Reply 41 of 45

  peteralt Posts: 155member

  February 20, 2014 5:31PM

  I wonder if such a merger would bring Elon Musk on board with Apple, as a director, board member, major stockholder, and/or whatever. That would make Musk a candidate to become CEO for when Cook is ready to retire. Musk would be the most Steve Jobs-like candidate for CEO that I could think of...
• Reply 42 of 45

  lorin schultz Posts: 2,771member

  February 20, 2014 6:43PM

  Quote:
  
  

  Originally Posted by H2P 

   

  BMW i3: http://www.bmwusa.com/standard/content/vehicles/2014/bmwi/default.aspx#intro

  Mercedes B-Class: http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/future/model/model-B_Class_Electric_Drive

  Mercedes Fuel Cell B-Class: http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/benz/green/electric_car

  ...etc...

   

  But having said that, I, personally, am not into a short range vehicle. Where does the electricity come from anyway?

  
  

   

  You didn't read your own link?

   

  Mercedes Fuel Cell B-Class: http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/benz/green/electric_car

• Reply 43 of 45

  suddenly newton Posts: 13,819member

  February 20, 2014 11:39PM

  pedromartins wrote: »

  Isn't that obviously huge? We are talking about a guy that has 100x the importance of someone like Steve Jobs. And he just confirmed the meetings.
  
  That's huge.

  
  Elon Musk going to a meeting where nothing was accomplished? Nope.
• Reply 44 of 45

  gatorguy Posts: 24,213member

  February 26, 2014 4:41PM

  I'll make a guess it probably had to do with today's Tesla announcement of it's Gigafactory plans. Tesla is putting in $2B with other partners chipping in another $2-3B.
  http://www.mercurynews.com/60-second-business-break/ci_25233764/biz-break-tesla-says-gigafactory-will-produce-batteries?source=nav
• Reply 45 of 45

  jackie22 Posts: 1member

  August 17, 2014 6:01AM

  You make a Good Point, imagine this: come September Tim Cook holds his usual presentation praising the new iPhone, iPads and introducing the iWatch and just before the end we get the long missed "And one more thing", inviting Elon Musk to the stage to announce the merger...baam
  
  I can just see the headlines "Apple is back in the game!!!!"