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The only reason Tesla is making bad decisions is because of schedule, everything else stems from that. That said I am pretty positive on Tesla because even thou
by TrainedMonkey 8y ago
The only reason Tesla is making bad decisions is because of schedule, everything else stems from that. That said I am pretty positive on Tesla because even thought they release half baked products they still improve and innovate at a breakneck pace. Turns out shit happens when you have a charismatic leader attracting a bunch brilliant and driven people and telling them to go change the world.
- ams6110 8y agoWould you be happy that your $70K car was "half baked" so that Tesla could improve more rapidly?
- TrainedMonkey 8y agoI would not, which is why I do not have a model 3. People who have Teslas right now are early adopters. A question back: would you be happy if Tesla did not kick-start electric car ramp up?
- ams6110 8y agoI don't own one; don't plan to buy one. So I'm indifferent.
- pentagonpapers 8y agoYeah because the large companies would eventually do it as well. And have decent QA and supply lines
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoI’d rather the structure were over-engineered where it counted.
- askafriend 8y agoInteresting parallel question: "Would you be happy if your $800 phone didn't have copy-paste functionality, no 3G, and no app store?" It's an interesting question to consider because that was basically what the iPhone was when it launched. It was behind the state of the art at the time in many important ways (not having 3G was a big deal), but it was so incredibly far ahead in several very critical ways (multitouch display, 100% touch-based OS, full fledged browser, next level music player) that it didn't ultimately matter. Now the question is, does Tesla strike that balance? The second question is, can they iterate rapidly and close the gap (which the iPhone ultimately did)?
- willhslade 8y agoMy phone can't kill me, nor others.
- fiter 8y agoGood thing body panel gaps don't kill many people as well!
- thisisit 8y agoIt's an interesting parallel to consider because iPhone was revolutionary, it was something no one had seen when it came out, it was literally the first smartphone. So, are you saying Tesla's cars with their design flaws are revolutionary like the first smartphone?
- kamaal 8y agoYes. Mass produced viable electric cars, with a mileage of 300 miles. A bigger revolution than the iPhone.
- dingaling 8y agoIt absolutely was not the first smartphone; Nokia E-series predated by several years. Nor was it the first keyboardless touch-screen phone, that was the LG Prada. The iPhone was a clever subset of well-polished features very well marketed. The usual Apple approach.
- PhaseBlue 8y agoYes, go test drive one and see for yourself.