ps10405

"SpaceX has a group of Starlink satellites that its using to use for its own brand of internet connectivity. The company has hyped this product for years -- and there are on-the-ground installations in Ukraine -- but the overall roll-out has been slow."

What is this paragraph trying to say? That there is a subset of Starlink satellites providing some sort of different service? Because there are over 500,000 Starlink subscribers across the planet--hardly "hype"

Mike Wuerthele said:

ps10405 said:

"SpaceX has a group of Starlink satellites that its using to use for its own brand of internet connectivity. The company has hyped this product for years -- and there are on-the-ground installations in Ukraine -- but the overall roll-out has been slow."

What is this paragraph trying to say? That there is a subset of Starlink satellites providing some sort of different service? Because there are over 500,000 Starlink subscribers across the planet--hardly "hype"

There is no argument to be made that Musk has hit his promised targets for the roll-out when the reality is that he is behind by years on his targets. That is the literal definition of "overall roll-out has been slow."

I have no idea what his announced targets have been, but by describing the current subscriber base as simply consisting of stations in Ukraine and ignoring the reality of a half-million subscribers is just really odd. Honestly I think the author is completely unaware of Starlink's subscriber and satellite count and is working with 2021 numbers. 

tyler82 said:

Xed said:

This from a company that has been filing the Model S design for a decade?

Don’t be so unfair. They also copied the Lotus design. 

Untrue. The roadster body was designed by Barney Hatt of Lotus. The car was contract manufactured by Lotus.  

For an Apple-focused site you sure are obsessed with Elon Musk.

Japhey said:

Why do so many of you keyboard warriors think anybody else gives a shit which choice you made or why? 

It looks good. It goes into the cue. I’ll get around to it whenever I get around to it. 

Sorry — why do you think we give a shit which choice you made?