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Re:Citi lists Netflix, Tesla as potential takeover targets f... by li4ick on Friday May 05, 2017 @12:05PM (#14274451)
"They have hired people we've fired," Musk said. "We always jokingly call Apple the 'Tesla Graveyard.' If you don't make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple. I'm not kidding."

Yeah, not a chance.

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Re:Citi lists Netflix, Tesla as potential takeover targets f... by Analemma_ on Friday May 05, 2017 @12:17PM (#14274565)
If Tesla begins to struggle, which is still very much a possibility, I could see Apple buying them on the cheap, maybe with a term in the deal to snub Musk out of spite.

At TSLA's current price, though, no way.

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Re:Citi lists Netflix, Tesla as potential takeover targets f... by arcanus on Friday May 05, 2017 @12:13PM (#14274526)
huh, why not? "If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em!"

Only way I can see this getting stopped would be if Musk used his poison pill: threatening to leave if they were acquired.

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Re:Citi lists Netflix, Tesla as potential takeover targets f... by ajmurmann on Friday May 05, 2017 @01:00PM (#14274922)
Totally insane scenario: Apple buys Tesla and Musk runs both. Right now sentiment towards Cook send too positive for this scenario, but as a Apple shareholder I'd like that scenario.
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Re:Citi lists Netflix, Tesla as potential takeover targets f... by jjtheblunt on Friday May 05, 2017 @01:37PM (#14275250)
Except Tesla is not profitable and is heavily in debt, Musk regularly proclaims nonsense to manipulate sources of funding, while Apple is more honest, by far.
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Re:Citi lists Netflix, Tesla as potential takeover targets f... by sidcool on Friday May 05, 2017 @01:44PM (#14275314)
Source?
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Re:Citi lists Netflix, Tesla as potential takeover targets f... by wlfmn on Friday May 05, 2017 @03:04PM (#14275992)
Not the original poster, but i'm guessing they are referring to Tesla including resale price guarantee in sale revenue numbers [1].

You can check out their SEC submissions as well, it's all public. [2]

1. http://www.investopedia.com/news/will-tesla-make-profit-2017...

2. https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&C...

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