Elon Musk: During the darkest days […] I reached out to Tim Cook
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He said a few times it came within a couple of weeks of failing when the Model 3 ramp wasn't working.
Apple is a 1st mover in innovation, but a 2nd mover in business.
It’s strategy has always been to wait for competitors to test demand and market waters, then once this is validated, to carve in, innovate and use its brand to gain market share and ultimately dominate it. It did it with Fitbit to make the Apple Watch, not surprised it will with Tesla.
>> Bringing Tesla’s manufacturing up to Apple’s quality might just be more work than getting a chinese contractor to round up another million Uyghurs.