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I specifically said Tesla was a success. How's Hyperloop coming along? Or Neuralink? Or SolarCity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCity#Litigation_and_invest
by minikites 7y ago
I specifically said Tesla was a success. How's Hyperloop coming along? Or Neuralink? Or SolarCity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCity#Litigation_and_investigations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCity#Litigation_and_inves...)?
- jacquesm 7y agoThose have nothing to do with Starlink.
- minikites 7y agoThey have everything to do with Musk's credibility.
- jacquesm 7y agoThere is nothing in particular wrong with Musks credibility, not all of his projects pan out, but compared to your average starter-upper he's doing pretty good, against all odds in some cases. The one thing you can rightfully accuse him of is plugging one hole with another but so far he's managed to escape the consequences and being a complete idiot on Twitter. It certainly doesn't help but his track record so far is good and bankable and I wouldn't be surprised at all if Starlink succeeded. If you look at Inmarsat's turnover then you'll see why, and that's with low bandwidth geosynchronous satellites, now imagine that with high bandwidth, low latency LEO. Just that is a game changer for some industries, bringing fast internet to rural areas is going to be a doozy compared to the offshore applications and what that's worth.
- bjelkeman-again 7y agoInmarsat revenue: US$1,465.2 million (2018) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmarsat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmarsat