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Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by stanferder on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @11:36AM (#22118997)
It's also hard to reconcile this valuation with the practice of making it easy to fat-finger a $4,000 non-refundable purchase in their mobile application. Do they need to go back and hit up their existing customers for more money?

https://twitter.com/tedstein/status/1219406746868953088

Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by xedeon on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @11:45AM (#22119122)
That upgrade process on the app is a three step-process when two confirmations. That's not including unlocking a phone, opening the Tesla app and selecting the upgrades menu...

Quite impossible to "fat-finger" it.

Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by stanferder on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @11:48AM (#22119161)
I don't have the app (or car) so I can't verify for myself, but now it's hard to reconcile your statement with the twitter thread analysis I referenced above.

EDIT: Maybe it's a discrepancy about what a "confirmation" is? If the author of the twitter thread is correct, the "confirmation" is just a large button on the screen that doesn't require password re-entry, which is not much of a confirmation. He proposes that it's easy to accidentally spend the money if you go to the "upgrades" screen, then put the phone in your pocket without locking it.

Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by xedeon on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @12:16PM (#22119579)
I have the app and now exactly how it works. That's why I replied. I can even do a screen recording and show you, if you want.
Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by erk__ on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @12:59PM (#22120120)
You should really do that and post the video as a reply to the tweet, because it seems like others have had another experiance when doing it.
Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by xedeon on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @01:39PM (#22120548)
When you say "others" can you cite where you are finding these reports from?

Making a conscious purchase and then regretting it (after getting yelled at by your wife) does not equal to a "fat finger incident".

Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by erk__ on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @01:47PM (#22120640)
The very twitter thread that you are replying about.
Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by xedeon on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @02:53PM (#22121327)
That's one person. "Others" is plural.

As requested: https://imgur.com/a/1IYTbrc

Notice how the payment transaction actually happens in Apple Pay. So that means that you need FaceID to complete it. Impossible to do if the phone is in your pocket!

Re:Tesla races past $100B in market valuation by stanferder on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @04:27PM (#22122245)
Thanks for providing that.

I believe the route to the accidental purchase the twitter thread refers to is through the "Pay with credit card" button though, which for some reason isn't present in your configuration.

https://twitter.com/tedstein/status/1219406791941017607

See bottom, under the "Apple Pay" button.