Apple has a secret team working on internet satellites

Re:Apple has a secret team working on internet satellites by sgt on Saturday December 21, 2019 @06:57AM (#21850876)

I don't think Elon claims any of those things. I think what he brings is a unique clarity that is hard for others to replicate when looking at ideas that already exist.

By leveraging this clarity he can Get Things Done™, and we've seen tangible proof of that already with Tesla and SpaceX.

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Re:Apple has a secret team working on internet satellites by m11a on Saturday December 21, 2019 @08:00AM (#21851045)

Elon may not, but his followers do. And Elon takes advantage of his Tony Stark persona people have made for him greatly. I don't blame him for that, of course.

For everything he does deliver, there's 5 promises that he didn't. Humans on Mars by 2024, infrastructure on Mars by 2022? Model 3 was greatly delayed. $35k price point promise?

I'm not anti-Elon, the opposite actually; he does great work and his companies have contributed a lot and indeed solved many problems. But I really do wish people would tone down the hype over him sometimes. Half of what he says isn't even in realistic development, it just sees a trailer, and the next thing you know there's another product announced and people have forgotten all about that one.

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