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I know it's petty but literally the fact that it was named Nikola was reason enough for anyone to think they're shady or uninspired or a straight up scam. I wou
by mwfunk 6y ago
I know it's petty but literally the fact that it was named Nikola was reason enough for anyone to think they're shady or uninspired or a straight up scam. I would be equally skeptical about wannabe Apple competitors named Banana or Dragonfruit, or a Microsoft competitor named Megahard, or a Burger King competitor named Hamburger Aristocrat. If the best someone can come up with for their own name is a joke pointed at their primary competitor, it does not inspire confidence.
- neilfrndes 6y agoWell, Whole Foods used to be SaferWay (Spoof of SafeWay). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market
- Triv888 6y agoThats what I thought when I first heard about Tesla... I.E.: why would Elon steal an historical name?
- gwern 6y agoWell, he didn't. Tesla was named 'Tesla' by the founders, not Musk. And Tesla the man was more obscure back then than he is now (and that's in large part thanks to Tesla the company plus various pop culture ephemera like a certain webcomic).
- Triv888 6y agoI always new about the real Tesla which is why I thought the way I did...