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D) take EM's offer and source the batteries / solution to a joint boeing-spacex/tesla project and proudly proclaim that they're going to the world's experts on
by djloche 14y ago
D) take EM's offer and source the batteries / solution to a joint boeing-spacex/tesla project and proudly proclaim that they're going to the world's experts on batteries, the same people that NASA trusts - SpaceX. This provides positive press for both companies and (provided they fix the problem) resolves any long term problems that might completely destroy their business (like having multiple planes catch fire or blow up).
All it will take is to swallow their pride for a moment and go to their competitor to help solve the problem.
- daemin 14y agoThey can't do that since Boeing are in a joint venture as direct competition to SpaceX, as stated in the article.
- AnthonBerg 14y agoThere may be the perception that they "can't" - and it is realistic to state this - but they actually can.
- daemin 14y agoBad use of language on my part, it would probably be more accurate to say that they won't, because of the politics involved.
- AnthonBerg 14y agoFWIW it was absolutely not the intention to criticise you, what you said, or how you said it – I'd have said the same thing as you did. I felt the need to put the distinction forward as I'm in the eternal process of removing "can't"'s from my mindset.