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Everyone knows in tech, the first to market is the defined impression, and if Tesla keeps innovating they remain the titan of the industry. Example: carriers la

Everyone knows in tech, the first to market is the defined impression, and if Tesla keeps innovating they remain the titan of the industry. Example: carriers laughed at Steve Jobs when he wanted to introduce a pocket pc highly subsidized by the carrier, understandably the iphone was compared it to Palm Pilots and Blackberry held the market. The iphone was dubbed a "smartphone," by comparison it reflected it's user and the others whom did not own one to having... a "dumbphone." Even though I question Apple's future in a space they initially dominated, it is because lack of innovation. But I have invested my UI experience to iOS and money in apps and videos that will only play on iOS (always remove the drm -.-)....because, like Steve Jobs said "it just works." I don't believe Tesla will be like Google, unorganized and open sourced, but definitely like Apple and their App Store in comparison to tech. Side Note: I started with a Google G1 for Tmobile, tried the Evo4G, then because of coding had to get an iPhone 4 (ohh no closed-source)...judging by my excerpt, I guess I'm a fanboy now (just not big-headed or superior like the other ones :p). -quacker

sokoloff 13y ago
Yes, that's why MySpace continues to define social networking, and AltaVista defines web search today. Tesla wasn't even first with an all-electric car, for that matter. First mover advantage isn't nearly as strong in tech when you're looking forward. When you're looking back to explain dominance, survivorship bias clouds many people's analysis.
- quackerhacker 13y ago
  By defined impression an example is, when facebook came about, what was it compared to. MySpace failed to innovate other than for their bottom line. This is what I mean by a company must continually innovate on their product. Even Google does this through new products. This may be too general of a statement, but Facebook fatigue, I believe, is spreading. Yet Facebook continues to innovate and acquire new products...Facebook would be better off creating a new method of social networking (is that too strong of a statement?).

sokoloff 13y ago

Yes, that's why MySpace continues to define social networking, and AltaVista defines web search today. Tesla wasn't even first with an all-electric car, for that matter. First mover advantage isn't nearly as strong in tech when you're looking forward. When you're looking back to explain dominance, survivorship bias clouds many people's analysis.

quackerhacker 13y ago
By defined impression an example is, when facebook came about, what was it compared to. MySpace failed to innovate other than for their bottom line. This is what I mean by a company must continually innovate on their product. Even Google does this through new products. This may be too general of a statement, but Facebook fatigue, I believe, is spreading. Yet Facebook continues to innovate and acquire new products...Facebook would be better off creating a new method of social networking (is that too strong of a statement?).