Would be interesting if he makes Twitter more dev friendly (open APIs etc)

pmoriarty · on Oct 28, 2022

"Would be interesting if he makes Twitter more dev friendly (open APIs etc)"

How open and dev friendly is Tesla?

PM_me_your_math · on Oct 28, 2022

Does Amana Appliances Corp. make a microwave with all-wheel drive and independent suspension? Respectfully, you are comparing apples to oranges.

memish · on Oct 28, 2022

More open and friendly than most.

https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you

pmoriarty · on Oct 28, 2022

...and then there are stories like this[1] where Tesla is refusing to release autopilot data to an owner who claims Tesla's autopilot caused his car to crash.

That's not very open.

[1] - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2020/02/26/...

fulafel · on Oct 28, 2022

Also Starlink.

sevenf0ur · on Oct 28, 2022

Maybe if they go private they can work on user focused stuff. I'd like to be able to use the site again without being forced to sign in.

phailhaus · on Oct 28, 2022

Due to the loans Elon had to take out, Twitter now has to make interest payments of over one billion dollars a year. Expect more features that try to wring every cent out of the userbase.

pmoriarty · on Oct 28, 2022

Twitter may become the official platform for communicating to/from Musk's planned Mars missions.

There's a lot of monetezation potential right there, as Earthlings tune in to follow every tweet from future Martians.

root_axis · on Oct 28, 2022

Mars missions aren't happening for the foreseeable future.

skohan · on Oct 28, 2022

Really could not have picked worse timing: a year ago capital was so much cheaper