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This article just seems like a rehash of the Reuters article written in the tone of a Gawker blog. The author adds an anecdote but little else. > All the upsid
by cantSpellSober 3y ago
This article just seems like a rehash of the Reuters article written in the tone of a Gawker blog. The author adds an anecdote but little else.
> All the upside-down incentives and warped prerogatives [sic] of the startup world are on display here
Interesting post to see on a site sponsored by Y Combinator.
- rsynnott 3y agoI mean, are you denying that “make a barely-workable prototype, sell it, hope to improve it later” is a big startup-world thing? Like, you could argue it’s not, I suppose, but probably not… super-credibly? Trouble is, as an approach it works a lot better with CRUD apps than with cars.
- cantSpellSober 3y agoIt's a broad brush to paint with on a site dedicated to startups. Is Tesla even still a startup? They're 20 years old, the world's most valuable automaker, publicly traded and part of the S&P. Seems like a cheap jab they needed to add something to the Reuters article.
- rsynnott 3y agoI mean, they’re claiming that they’re such a startup that dealing with _water_ is beyond them, so… (Strictly speaking a random employee rather than the company itself, but “cars from [non-Tesla manufacturer] are only non-horribly-broken because they’re 100 years old” seems to be an _extremely_ common line taken.)
- cantSpellSober 3y agoBMW recently settled a water damage suit for hundreds of millions of dollars, they're not a startup
- hef19898 3y agoA quick spurce tinred up this root cause: clogged sun roof drainage. Quite different from water running into the car in heavy rain or in a car wash. That being said, despite being leagues ahead of Tesla, or US brands in general, German premium car build quality is not what theor reputation would make people think.
- cantSpellSober 3y agoAgreed, the faulty drain design caused the issue. Similar to the BMW cupholders that couldn't get wet without damaging electrical parts. https://www.courthousenews.com/bmw-cupholders-not-designed-to-hold-cups-filled-with-liquid-according-to-class-action-lawsuit/ https://www.courthousenews.com/bmw-cupholders-not-designed-t... So again, do those faulty designs mean that BMW is a startup?
- hef19898 3y agoThe fact the Tesla isn't a start-up anymore makes it even worse. And yes, BMW having those issues is embarrasing as well.
- cantSpellSober 3y agoOh I didn't realize you were a different poster hah, my mistake, apologies. We agree Tesla isn't a start-up anymore.