$100 says he’s trying to get Apple stock to plummet so he can buy a bunch then sell it when people forget about all this. iPhone 13 is coming soon too… 🤔
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Elon Musk: Apple's App Store Fees Are a 'De Facto Global Tax on the Internet'
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Tesla allows more than Apple. If Apple made cars their DIY list would be blank in comparison, repair cost would be almost as much as the price of a new car, requires proprietary tires through Apple stealership, etc.
https://www.tesla.com/support/do-it-yourself-model-3
I don't understand why all the Apple fanboys defend Apple so vigorously in this app store fee debate. Do they not realize that Apple's behavior is not at all in their interest?
Don't forget the operating system itself. Making APIs, sensors, SDKs, etc. available to the devs is a significant effort.
Cool. They suck at the service, overcharge, and I'd like to do it myself. How do I operate my own store to reach my customers using Apple devices?
(The best answer is to serve my app as a website. It's an okay answer, not a great one.)
Wow, Apple has gone from having a monopoly on "smartphones" to the whole internet now. And I thought the usual arguments were a stretch.
Hey Elon. I'll consider buying one of your cars once you tear down your walled garden, and let me use Apple CarPlay.
Wow I never knew they did that! That’s incredibly underhanded. You lose value on the car you’ve paid for, I’d question the legality of that in certain markets even?
If a company creates a business from nothing, then there should be some financial benefit from it. No one had a problem with the App Store prior to it being so darned successful...
Neither is Epic's behaviour in end users interest. They just want to save money. It's ok to take sides in a debate. You don't need to label people as fanboys. There are plenty of other things to use the fanboy label for.
He is absolutely okay with that. The original Roadster had a CHAdeMO port for charging at non-Tesla controlled chargers. Tesla sells dozens of adapters to use non-Tesla controlled chargers.
The one type of charger that Tesla owners cannot use is CCS within North America - I think that largely just comes down to the fact that the low number of stations makes it a low priority issue.
Hey, more billionaires shouting at giant corporations!
Why is it I can't seem to find any way to care?
Why is it I can't seem to find any way to care?
He’s not an engineer. He’s never been educated as an engineer. He has an Economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania. How a rumor of dropping out of graduate school @ Stanford studying engineering to pursue his fortunes started says everything about how lazy people are to research others.
It reminds me of the rumor that my old boss Steven P. Jobs was studying Physics @ Reid University. He never did. Or the claim that Tim Cook is just another MBA when he graduated in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University.
My fellow Mechanical Engineering grads and I get real tired of the illustrious claims about Elon Musk just because he hired a bunch of fellow Mechanical Engineers ex-NASA who make him an icon for today with SpaceX. He’s basically a very successful venture capitalist like Mark Cuban.
All Tesla's come with an adapter to use 3rd party chargers. Not sure what you are talking about there. They even sell an adapter to use 3rd party DC fast chargers too. It's on their website.
The much BIGGER issue is that Apple has a Complete & Total Stranglehold on "App Discovery".
If Apple had competition WRT "App Discovery", UN-Discovered Gem Apps would (finally) have a chance to flourish !
Otherwise, such apps need an Investment (for marketing purposes) AND/OR a Grass Roots Campaign to gain traction.
Musk looks @ the world through Horse Blinders !
Just look @ the Today tab of Apple's App Store App today !
What kind of apps do you see ?
NOT Rocket Science, Apple knows what some App Devs know, that Apple has driven away most Adults from the App Store !
Third-Party "App Discovery" App Stores, which get a 1/3 cut of Apple's cut, is the solution !
"App Discovery" probably affects 1,000x more apps than Pricing !
If Apple had competition WRT "App Discovery", UN-Discovered Gem Apps would (finally) have a chance to flourish !
Otherwise, such apps need an Investment (for marketing purposes) AND/OR a Grass Roots Campaign to gain traction.
Musk looks @ the world through Horse Blinders !
Just look @ the Today tab of Apple's App Store App today !
What kind of apps do you see ?
NOT Rocket Science, Apple knows what some App Devs know, that Apple has driven away most Adults from the App Store !
Third-Party "App Discovery" App Stores, which get a 1/3 cut of Apple's cut, is the solution !
"App Discovery" probably affects 1,000x more apps than Pricing !
It will be interesting to see how Elon responds when other EV car manufacturers would like to start using his charging network for free...
Why not let the market decide what is fair and what is too much financial benefit? Why do politicians and some developers who make good products but have no idea how to distribute and serve their customers, “think” a certain percentage is too much?
It's perfectly fine to enjoy a walled garden as a consumer. It's also a good idea to make sure you bring a ladder in with you so you can leave whenever you want, and you need to use that ladder to encourage competition from time to time.
You can have other people work on your Tesla, just don't expect it to be covered by warranty if it fails.
Tesla doesn't even do everything at their service center. They outsource it to body shops or tire shops. Nobody is forcing you to only go to Tesla.
Yes and No, try to repair a tesla yourself and they will likely cut you off from supercharging and charing on any other networks.