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Re:Tesla's Simultaneous Brilliance and Incompetence Revealed... by askafriend on Friday April 27, 2018 @08:43PM (#16945515)
Interesting parallel question: "Would you be happy if your $800 phone didn't have copy-paste functionality, no 3G, and no app store?"

It's an interesting question to consider because that was basically what the iPhone was when it launched. It was behind the state of the art at the time in many important ways (not having 3G was a big deal), but it was so incredibly far ahead in several very critical ways (multitouch display, 100% touch-based OS, full fledged browser, next level music player) that it didn't ultimately matter.

Now the question is, does Tesla strike that balance? The second question is, can they iterate rapidly and close the gap (which the iPhone ultimately did)?

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Re:Tesla's Simultaneous Brilliance and Incompetence Revealed... by thisisit on Friday April 27, 2018 @11:54PM (#16945985)
It's an interesting parallel to consider because iPhone was revolutionary, it was something no one had seen when it came out, it was literally the first smartphone.

So, are you saying Tesla's cars with their design flaws are revolutionary like the first smartphone?

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Re:Tesla's Simultaneous Brilliance and Incompetence Revealed... by dingaling on Saturday April 28, 2018 @10:51AM (#16947887)
It absolutely was not the first smartphone; Nokia E-series predated by several years.

Nor was it the first keyboardless touch-screen phone, that was the LG Prada.

The iPhone was a clever subset of well-polished features very well marketed. The usual Apple approach.

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Re:Tesla's Simultaneous Brilliance and Incompetence Revealed... by kamaal on Saturday April 28, 2018 @01:07AM (#16946146)
Yes.

Mass produced viable electric cars, with a mileage of 300 miles.

A bigger revolution than the iPhone.

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Re:Tesla's Simultaneous Brilliance and Incompetence Revealed... by PhaseBlue on Saturday April 28, 2018 @07:19PM (#16949948)
Yes, go test drive one and see for yourself.
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Re:Tesla's Simultaneous Brilliance and Incompetence Revealed... by willhslade on Friday April 27, 2018 @10:08PM (#16945748)
My phone can't kill me, nor others.
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Re:Tesla's Simultaneous Brilliance and Incompetence Revealed... by fiter on Friday April 27, 2018 @11:40PM (#16945952)
Good thing body panel gaps don't kill many people as well!
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