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>Tesla is a technology company that also happens to make cars. Ford is an automotive company, that also happens to make technology. From 2007: "Apple is a tech
by belltaco 9y ago
>Tesla is a technology company that also happens to make cars. Ford is an automotive company, that also happens to make technology.
From 2007: "Apple is a technology company that happens to make a phone. Motorola/Nokia/Palm/Blackberry are phone companies that can easily copy Apple's technology and execute better than Apple since they know all about making phones."
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoApple was an established technology company with a wallet fat enough to see the iPhone through. Cars aren't a new product line, they're Tesla's only product line. If they fail, Tesla fails. History is littered with good ideas that didn't get off the ground the first time and then got bought for pennies on the dollar by an established player in the industry.