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Tesla has it's ups and downs, but the one thing it has, that no one else does, is a global fast charging network. Single billing, faster then almost anything out there, and easy to find. No other car company has this. It's the ace in the hole for Tesla if you want to leave the 200 mile circle around your house.

Lots of people here saying Tesla is doomed, but of course the none of these commenters actually own one.

I've had 2.   Had the S, sold it and bought an X.  Terrific cars, love 'em, and I could never go back to driving a gas car after owning one.   Haters gonna hate, but once you drive one, anything else just seems terrible.

Don't pass judgement until you get behind the wheel of a Tesla and try it out, they are amazing.

We can dream, but I doubt this is real.   

I like what the options are but it needs more slots for RAM, PCI 5, NVME/M2.\

Also Thunderbolt 4 isn't a thing yet.

SpamSandwich said:

Latko said:

Cook should have better followed Jobs’ track and leave finance to the many professionals Apple has. His companies’ interests are constitutionally different from Berkshire Hataways’

I agree. Buybacks and dividends are generally a dumb use of cash. They should concentrate on growing the value of the stock with continued profitability and market growth, not engage in accounting tricks to satisfy institutional investors.

As a shareholder for over 20 years, I've seen Apple's stock price rise thanks to solid products and terrific marketing. When income and profits are consistently rising thanks to those factors, buybacks and dividends just add gravy. No complaints at all about the current program. They've bought back 30% of the outstanding shares since 2012. I'd be happy to see another 30% bought back over the next 7 years. Stocks should be a long play. If you are looking for monthly massive increases, Apple isn't the stock for you. If you are investing for 10+ years, Apple is a solid pick. They aren't going away anytime soon.

At the end of the day, Apple was stuck between a rock and a hard place.  Everyone agrees QC has the best chips.  Intel, on the other hand, couldn't design a suitable 5G modem, even though they tried.   Apple isn't hurting for cash, but they are a business, and want to maximize profits and revenue, and they saw QC as overcharging for their products, even though they were superior. (Pot calling the kettle black on that one for sure, Apple is notorious for overcharging for their better products.)


Anyway, Intel could't provide a suitable chip, Apple didn't have as strong a case against QC as they thought, and finally, Apple only need a short window until they develop their own 5G modem chips as everyone knows they are.  So they ran the numbers, and it was better to settle, get the 5G modems from Qualcomm, ditch Intel (who immediately threw in the modem development towel) and now they have 6 years of breathing room to develop their own modem in-house.