Tesla CEO Confirms 'Conversations' With Apple, Says Any Acquisition 'Very Unlikely'

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The way these two companies stock prices are going it might be Tesla buying Apple in the future! Apple should have hired Elon and not Tim!

Funniest thing i've heard in quite a while..Just what is Tim Cook doing wrong? Has apple traditionally not taken "time" between new product categories, time which seems extremely long compared to competition? Was their entry into phones or mp3 players not months or years after the competition? Were they the first tablet maker in the world?. Setbacks are a part and parcel for all leders (in any business or politics), the company has never had a quarter as good as the last one and apple has made headway into newer categories which will come this year (most likely)..Stock market prices are justifiable since apple is a secretive company and no one knows of what it has in the pipeline..Apple is also not (and has not been) a reckless company-hungry acquisition magnet an has made some strategic acquisitions that will make the company better at what it does. I really don't see what they are doing wrong. I would bet that any business leader would love to be in a position that cook is in vis-a-vis his company's performance under him. Apple is no longer your "start-up" company, its the most valuable brand in the world and as such these companies traditionally spend a lot of time and money to keep its bases covered in the markets in which they are strong..

 

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Further, let's not forget that Tesla manufacturers electric drivetrains for Toyota and Mercedes, two big companies that still haven't gotten it right when it comes to EVs.

And the fact that Toyota and DC are big Tesla investors. They're betting on electric as well even though their own products aren't very electric-centric.