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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Launch Satellites for Apple's Emergency SOS Feature on iPhones
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This comment section is one long Elon tongue-bath. Wow.
P.S. **** Elon
P.S. **** Elon
I won't be surprised if Apple does eventually end up owning a company that does. Or at least the company responsible for providing those services.
I can see Apple charging $2-5 / month starting this year, for those who don't buy a new phone and already have a compatible device.
iCloud? Think higher up…
It will be the new and improved iGeostationaryOrbit storage…
“And we think it’s out of this world!”
Your point is exactly the point. The reason it is only available in those areas is that those are the areas in which Apple has arranged with local authorities for emergency services to be available.
They already reached an agreement with NSF for second gen satellites. https://spacenews.com/nsf-and-spacex-reach-agreement-to-reduce-starlink-effects-on-astronomy/
This agreement is purely voluntary too. Any other company attempting to do what SpaceX is doing would have completely ignored astronomers as their launch costs would likely be more expensive than SpaceX. Those other companies couldn't afford to modify their satellites to satisfy astronomers.
It's a non-issue. You are wrong.
Most people don't like Elon for his Twitter nonsense but there is a much more serious problem. When a global superpower country or multi-trillion dollar company relies on one person (who is extremely volatile by many accounts) for services, you will eventually run into problems. The US is already having issues with Elon and his SpaceX satellite use for the Ukraine war. I'm predicting about 5 years from now there will be brisk pull away from all things Elon (similar to China) because he more or less has control of EV charging, social media news aggregation, rockets and satellites, tunneling underground, AI neural networks and cannot be trusted to do the right thing just like no one person should be trusted with that kind of power. We have checks and balances for the US president for that reason.
waiting for the day where cell carriers are no longer necessary and Apple will use their satellites to provide network coverage, MORE BUNDLED SERVICES!!
You mean like opening Superchargers up for all EV competitors to use? He already did that.
Build a 68 mile loop in Vegas for ZERO tax dollars and earns both counties in Vegas 5% of revenue? Already inked into an agreement.
Provide a certain country free satellite internet on SpaceX's dollar? Currently doing that.
Offer free satellite hardware for people in Maui? Just did that.
You need checks and balances for prevention of corruption. There's really nothing here where Elon is being corrupt about.
People only focus on the negatives and completely ignore the positives of Elon.
Feel free not to use it in the life and death situation, just so you can stick to Elon.
The first sentence is so rich in irony coming from you it's hilarious.
As for the second point, he's taking a(nother) Gov subsidy (the only reason his companies still exist -for you Elon fanboys not wanting to accept he invented nothing) and the taxpayers are footing the bill for this. Which is fine, whatever. Im all about a sustainable, fossil-free future but don't act like he's all of a sudden this magnanimous, great guy. He isn't. I used to love the guy until he showed his true colors. And I always believe it when someone blatantly shows me who they are. And this emperor hasn't had clothes for a long time now.
Nice to speak with you again. 🙂
That's funny.
So you're saying instead of Tesla locking down the competition with their industry-leading margins on cars by creating a moat via Superchargers, they're going to open it up and let go of their car sales in favor of some small subsidy for building superchargers? That's freaking hilarious.
You do know that Tesla would get *MORE* subsidies from selling *MORE* cars instead by not opening up the Superchargers to the competition, right?
FYI - Tesla began opening up Superchargers well before any subsidy was on the table. You could have Googled up these facts.
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Tell this family it’s a stupid feature. And in the future if you are in the same situation feel free not to use it, because you know, one shouldn’t put self in that situation.
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Said with such certainty. What qualifications do you have to support your contention?
Many astronomers and organizations would beg to differ. I can cite references, but I’m sure you can find them with a bit of effort.
Japan Japanese are still waiting for the service. So far it hasn’t started for us. Very happy this is going to happen but not for Japan I don’t know
I never deal with Twitter, so I can care less. All I care about here is the iPhone and its services. I don’t get into the child is popcorn is hatemongering Twitter debates. Because to me I have better things to do in my life to deal with Twitter.
I never deal with Twitter, so I can care less. All I care about here is the iPhone and its services. I don’t get into the child is popcorn is hatemongering Twitter debates. Because to me I have better things to do in my life to deal with Twitter.
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I wonder if you would refuse to use the Emergency SOS to call for help simply because Elon was involved in making it possible. That would be extraordinary.
The NSF consist of many individuals who are more qualified than any of us.
Over time, Generation 1 satellites will be put out of commission and they'll achieve that by disintegrating into the atmosphere. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/...e-without-debris-parts-falling-back-earth.htm
And over time Gen 2 satellites will satisfy NSF's requests.
Completely a non-issue.
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I drove cross country in the US last year and encountered several stretches of interstate highways with no cell service. I also occasionally find myself in dead zones near where I live, which is not far from a medium size city. You could argue it’s my carrier’s fault (I use AT&T), but I hear the same from customers of Verizon and T-Mobile.
Apple’s satellite feature isn’t aimed at people who travel to locations with large areas that have no cell service. For them, a satellite phone makes sense. It’s for folks like me who generally have decent signal but sometimes briefly find themselves without it in countries where Apple offers the service.
No more than I wouldn't use a transistor because William Shockley was a galloping racist.
I mean, how dare the technologies he owns be used to *checks notes* preserve human lives. The nerve of the man!
People can’t sperate two ideas here iPhone service and twitter. If you do t like one don’t use it. Don’t like either why are you on this website if hate apple?
This is why I refuse to pay $50 for a website that creates so much malarkey.
This is why I refuse to pay $50 for a website that creates so much malarkey.
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I'll just focus on the last part since their margins are not germane to the discussion. And the second sentence is based on nothing but your wannabe speculation.
You are entitled to your own opinions but cannot create your own facts. But, FYI - Tesla agreed to fully open it up AFTER(!) the US Gov aid they would foot the bill, not a second before (late 2024). And is estimated to bring in over 3 billion/year by the start of the next decade, so please, tell me again how it isn't about the money?
So instead of trying to play fast and loose with the facts, take your own advice and Google them. But that's a big ask, so I shouldn't even bother.
Edit: Typo and financial clarity.
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