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Comment · 4 years ago

When they don't charge money for it and you're not using it (so no views for ads), they aren't getting paid and it's costing them storage money. How is it hard to see that they are giving it away for free?

Comment · 4 years ago

> Apple with settings ads

Say more?

Comment · 5 years ago

Imagine telling someone in 2003 that this was going to happen. It would have been seen as a joke (as some are seeing it today) or something that absolutely wouldn't happen.

If this is not a joke, this seems like the best indicator that Tesla is meeting it's mission to "accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy."

Tip of the hat to Elon.

Comment · 6 years ago

Why is this on "Hacker News"?

Comment · 6 years ago

There are numerous comments that essentially are saying "he shouldn't be doing this." That's shortsighted. You don't have insights into how this is working in practice for them. He, together with the other people at the company, have built an offering that is serving and satisfying millions of people. If there are problems with it, they are his problems to deal with. Why are you so hot and bothered about it? Focus on building your own cool shit. Be productive.

Comment · 6 years ago

> Of course we are ... more involved in ad tech

Not all tech is ad tech. Please don't lump all tech into your statement of "get paid to sell out those beneath us for a dollar".

Comment · 6 years ago

To be fair, it's not just for delivery. It's for bringing the restaurant customers/revenue.

Comment · 6 years ago

`shirt -stripes` gives the type of results one would expect. I guess we haven't reached that level of natural language processing yet.

Comment · 6 years ago

Without "sales leeches", many very successful companies would not be able to employ the large amounts of engineers they employ.

Not all sales professionals are used-car slime-balls. I've known many sales pros that really get to understand the needs and problems of a potential customer and aim to truly help them solve their problems. That's the only way lasting relationships get built and repeat business is earned. It's hard work, requires talent and is filled with constant disappointment. I can appreciate someone who is able to be successful in that type of world.

And no, I'm not a salesperson. I'm an engineer.