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Basically this, for SpaceX it is all win, they get to say "see? We are agnostic and will launch competitors." And at the same time the profit they make from lau
by ChuckMcM 5y ago
Basically this, for SpaceX it is all win, they get to say "see? We are agnostic and will launch competitors." And at the same time the profit they make from launching OneWeb satellites can be invested in growing their own business.
I tried to explain this sort of thing to Intel once about opening up their fabs (before Pat Gelsinger took over as CEO). Selling access to your infrastructure for profit lets you invest in better infrastructure without using profits from the things you sell using that infrastructure internally.
- heavenlyblue 5y agoYeah especially if you know that the competitor’s product is inherently worse than yours (OneWeb vs Starlink).