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Elon has done well with Tesla and SpaceX but those were primarily tech companies. Twitter is a social media company - what makes a good social media company is different from what makes a good tech company. Elon is also not necessarily the same person he was when he was building Tesla and SpaceX. The bottom line is his prior successes do not guarantee he has the skill set to make Twitter successful.

Many people like to quote Elon's saying "move fast and break things." That works in some areas but in Twitter's case the main thing he broke was its revenue stream. If you're building a ship on shore you can fix what you break. If you're out to sea and you break the hull you've got some issues. Beyond that, Elon & Twitter have been slow to fix what they've broken. The approach seems to be trade a small problem for a bigger problem then move on.

Things were not all wine and roses but Twitter was doing OK but had its issues when Elon bought it. After purchasing he proceeded to make a series of changes that were universally considered to be ill-advised and poorly thought out. Even the changes that had potentially positive elements were poorly executed. The result has been the destruction of Twitter's reputation, image, with that it advertisers and revenue base.

What's quite interesting that the people who are optimistic about Twitter's potential with Elon's leadership have little more to say than "well, he did good with Tesla and SpaceX so that's proof that he knows what he's doing!" we're 9 months into this debacle and while the bull has stopped (or at least slowed down) knocking over shelves, he's still in the china shop and the mess still remains. 

Twitter had a very commanding position in social media. It was the social media platform and not just by a little. Its market dominance was astounding. Further, it had become a trusted, relied upon platform for many companies to make news and press releases. Even now most people have a hard time naming another significant platform. What that means for companies is they may decide to stay on Twitter simply because even with its faults and issues there's not a better choice. That also means Twitter still has a chance. The bull may have done a lot of damage but the china shop was big enough that it still has wares to sell and can potentially turn itself around. As long as the bull sits down and shuts up.

For all the non-diabetics reading this:
When treating diabetes, the key to avoiding long-term complications is tight glucose control. Initially, that was done with periodic spot checks using a fingerstick glucose monitor. For some time companies have made glucose monitors that have a long-term sensor applied to the skin. These allow for continuous glucose readings in they are also more discrete so you don’t have to take out a bunch of equipment, prick your finger, etc. Many diabetics also use insulin pumps that continually infuse insulin rather than giving intermittent boluses. These pumps were another advance that allow for better control. 

mknelson said:

robin huber said:

Can’t believe they will hold to this decision. I predict that they will reverse it one way or another, perhaps by “splitting the baby.” 

That, or somebody hacks it in to GM's Android Automotive Installation. In Teslas you can add Carplay via a website - not 100% sure how that works.

From what I’ve read you use a raspberry pi that the phone thinks is the car. The pi then functions as a web server. Tesla’s built in browser then shows Apple CarPlay on a web page from the pi. 

StrangeDays said:

darkvader said:

You know, this thing could actually be useful (if it runs Mac apps) or completely useless and stupid (if it doesn't). 

I wonder which one will happen?

We already know you can look at a nearby Mac and pull them into the VP’s spatial computing.  As a desktop, or with the VP as a virtual display, and you can arrange each app window. 

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/06/apple-vision-pro-mac/

Ultimately @darkvader is right. Of course the same could be said about any new product.  VR has been ‘the next big thing’ for years but hasn’t really progressed much beyond gaming and other niche uses. 

Best way to avoid this is to simply not use Scamazon. They permanently lost me as a customer years ago with their crappy customer service. Their abysmal treatment of employees and shady business practices are just icing on the cake. It seems like nowadays they’re little more than a front for fencing cheap Chinese knockoffs and fakes anyway.