[Cthulhu_]

Apple was never praised for its original ideas - although they had some I suppose - but always for their execution and improvement of existing ideas.

Smartphones weren't a new idea, but Apple got to work and made them better.

On that note, I was really curious as to see what Apple would do with cars, but I don't think there was enough they could do that was different or better enough compared to the huge amount of competition all trying to do the same thing. Tesla was the closest we'll get to an Apple car (car company ran like a software company), and they couldn't even do mechanical engineering properly (car body, welding, etc).

[pavlov]

As both a Tesla customer and a long-time Apple customer, there’s a massive difference in the experience.

Steve Jobs never tried to make me pay $8,000 extra for a feature that doesn’t exist yet but is just around the corner and will be totally amazing. Elon Musk convinced me to hand over that money, and five years later the feature still does nothing.

Jobs fundamentally wasn’t a liar. When I bought Mac OS X 10.0, it was rough and slow, but it did what was advertised and I was excited to remain an Apple customer to see this platform evolve. Musk sold me a steaming pile of vaporware, making me feel stupid rather than excited, and I don’t want to remain a Tesla customer.

[whiterknight]

The PR turnaround for Tesla on HN is incredible. Shows how effective peer pressure from journalists is.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

You sure that's the reason?

[whiterknight]

I think it’s a big one. They are always in tune.

[treflop]

I’d say Apple is known for original ideas, but in the details.