GG1

anantksundaram said:

Japhey said:

GeorgeBMac said:

hexclock said:

GeorgeBMac said:

If, as he says, it's all about Trump's trade war, then that will no longer be necessary once we can return to facing our real enemy:  Russia.

The UK said the same:   They were bowing to Trump's  geopolitical pressure at the expense of their own best interests....

And as to there being "infrastructure anywhere" -- we saw how false that statement is as China quickly returned to full production while India and the U.S. are still struggling to control the virus.

Russia, Russia, Russia.... get over it dude. 

Why would I get over an enemy attacking our country -- unless I favored the dictator they were installing here?

Dude, enough already! Take it somewhere else. Try an MSNBC or CNN forum. 

I've been in this forum since 2006. Once every couple of years, along comes an agenda-driven one-note-Johnny+troll+guy-with-too-much-time-on-his-hands+too-much-anger+too-much-politics+can't-see-beyond-his-nose who regularly derails or hijacks discussions. They thrive on the fact that they drive sensible people crazy. No amount of facts or links or rational responses will change their minds. It's a complete waste of time to engage them.

The only advice I can give: just ignore them; they'll quietly slink away. Their oxygen is from your head exploding.

anantksundaram said:

SpamSandwich said:

anantksundaram said:

SpamSandwich said:

anantksundaram said:

tmay said:

dewme said:

You lost me when you mentioned Tesla. 

but there are a few who are upping their game very quickly, like Tesla

Tesla is a perfect example of a first mover advantage, driven by a charismatic leader, who was not the founder, finding itself with a business model that fails in the marketplace.

Tesla has relatively poor quality control, abysmal service, is not a leader in autonomous driving despite the marketing, has relied on billions in government incentives to survive, has routinely ignored the industry's manufacturing prowess, and is now facing an extinction event as the major automakers release a plethora of competitors. 

But investors low him, hence the valuation.

As for Christensen, you might follow Horace Dediu at Asymco.com, reading some of his past posts on Apple, as he actually studied under Christensen. Horace is now mostly involved in micromobility.

Your knowledge of Tesla is abysmal.

For what it’s worth, I own neither the stock nor the car (but I am in line for the Cybertruck, with the option to wait until Dec 2021 to decide).

If you get a Cybertruck, I want a full review.

If they update the interior of the Model S before then and it has a stated range of 500 miles that CT promises (I'll even settle for 450), I'll be getting that instead, as my next vehicle.

I follow Tesla even though I don’t own one (yet) and I’m looking forward to what they call “Battery Day”, which is what they've named their media and investor presentation discussing improvements to their tech.

Say what you will about Musk or Tesla and their issues, but you can’t help but root for them to succeed at something that has historically been littered with failures.

I think Battery Day is going to be huge. Could be the equivalent of January 9, 2007 all over again for another entrenched, fat/dumb/happy industry.