Re:Tesla is copying Apple's business model
by klipt on Saturday December 05, 2015 @07:43PM
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> Seems like a whole lot of wealthy tech writers/bloggers want to sell themselves on getting a Tesla because somehow its similar to buying an early mac.
Surely if you think Apple/Tesla is going to be great, the smart move is to buy early shares, not early products? The products will still be good/relatively cheap in future - the shares won't.
Re:Tesla is copying Apple's business model
by greglindahl on Saturday December 05, 2015 @07:48PM
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Indeed - anyone who bought a Model S in late 2012-early 2013 would have made $500k+ had they bought stock instead.
Re:Tesla is copying Apple's business model
by Dwolb on Saturday December 05, 2015 @01:07AM
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Does the essence of the term differ from an early adopter?
Re:Tesla is copying Apple's business model
by devsquid on Saturday December 05, 2015 @01:19AM
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I would say being an early adopter is apart of it, but I don't think early adopters are always concerned about being 'techno hip'. Definitely saying you were one of the first fuels it. lol.
I mean just like the saying its a extremely reductionist view of a person, but it touches on something in all of us and something too much in in a lot of us.
-edit random thought- Seems like a whole lot of wealthy tech writers/bloggers want to sell themselves on getting a Tesla because somehow its similar to buying an early mac. There should be a specific term for the tech version of Keeping Up With The Joneses. I wonder how many of them drink soylent and order their quarters off of quarterly. I realize I am on a 'startup centric' site but god damn man some introspection is good people.