Re:Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to...
by thedangler on Monday January 22, 2024 @03:02PM
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Because they can take the profits from the launch towards launching more Starlinks.... I see this as an absolute win.
Re:Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to...
by g-b-r on Monday January 22, 2024 @05:00PM
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It would be interesting if some of these launches happened to have an accident xD
Re:Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to...
by g-b-r on Monday January 22, 2024 @07:27PM
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I'm not sure I understand the downvotes, I guess it's easy to misinterpret the comment; I meant that it wouldn't be completely out of the realm of possibility if Musk sabotaged some on purpose (and I wouldn't be happy about it).
Re:Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to...
by manuelabeledo on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @09:18AM
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I don't know anything about orbital launch economics, but it wouldn't be ludicrous to say that SpaceX and satellite operators cannot eat the rising costs of launch insurance, if SpaceX was deemed too unreliable. In other words, it wouldn't be a good move for SpaceX to "sabotage" their own launches, because it will raise costs and undermine trust in the near future.
Re:Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to...
by g-b-r on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @11:46AM
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You're right it might well be true.
Although Musk doesn't really always act rationally :p
Brave relies on Google. DuckDuckGo relies on other search engines, etc. And they are in the same market.
Orbital launch systems and satellites are not in the same market. SpaceX would do themselves a disservice if they weren't willing to launch anything other than their own satellites.