It means they bet on vertical integration, and they make product decisions no other manufacturer has the balls to make, and win because of it. Observe how _nobody_ can make a laptop that's better than MBP in spite of having several _decades_ to observe what Apple does. The same is the case here. Tesla has insurmountable avantage in this regard simply because they are not a "traditional" car manufacturer and have no "legacy" they have to maintain.
But the best explanation is to just go to a Tesla dealership and take one of their cars for a spin. It _feels_ like iPhone.
> Observe how _nobody_ can make a laptop that's better than MBP in spite of having several _decades_ to observe what Apple does.
I have noticed it in few other industries, I just find it amazing that some companies just dont want to change when you can clearly see that your competitor has a better product.
Can you explain what on earth that means? Apple makes good use of their device ecosystem, purchased app lockin and network effects to maintain an excellent position. Tesla has none of those benefits, other than their US (not EU etc. which is required to be open) supercharger network (which they promised to open to all EVs).
When I read your post (e.g. it's obvious as soon as you drive one, once you go electric you never go back) and both of those sound like arguments for EVs, not Tesla. Tesla may have made those two synonymous for a while, but I cannot believe it will last.
I will ask, are their departures from traditional manufacturing good? Even people I know with a Tesla that mostly has sat in a garage for its life (no need to commute during WFH because of COVID) say it's already showing extreme wear.