{"id":205295,"date":"2020-02-19T07:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T04:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/elon-musk-proves-hes-beyond-petty-with-absurd-attack-on-bill-gates-bgr\/"},"modified":"2020-02-19T07:56:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T04:56:42","slug":"elon-musk-proves-hes-beyond-petty-with-absurd-attack-on-bill-gates-bgr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/elon-musk-proves-hes-beyond-petty-with-absurd-attack-on-bill-gates-bgr\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk proves he\u2019s beyond petty with absurd attack on Bill Gates \u2013 BGR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Given all of the amazing things Elon Musk has done and continues to do at companies like Tesla and SpaceX, it\u2019s no surprise that Musk has amassed something of a cult following in recent years. For many Musk enthusiasts, the man can do no wrong no matter how outlandish his behavior can sometimes be.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no denying that Musk is hyper intelligent and one of the more influential figures of our time, but at the same time, he\u2019s also remarkably and surprisingly petty. Just recently, Musk threw a few jabs at Microsoft founder Bill Gates after the former Microsoft CEO revealed that he purchased a Porsche Taycan instead of a Tesla.<span id=\"more-5792787\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a short but sweet interview with Marques Brownlee, Gates praised Tesla for helping popularize the adoption of electric cars while briefly noting that he\u2019s a Taycan owner.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Talking Tech and 2020 with Bill Gates!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FV2tMP37ygs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just got a Porsche Taycan, which is an electric car, and I have to say, it is a premium-priced car, but it is very cool,\u201d Gates said. \u201cThat\u2019s my first electric car and I\u201dm enjoying it a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, Gates mentioned that range anxiety was perhaps still a limiting factor preventing the mass adoption of electric cars.<\/p>\n<p>When Musk was made aware of Gates\u2019 comments via someone on Twitter, he couldn\u2019t help but be exceptionally snarky. \u201cMy conversations with Gates have been underwhelming tbh,\u201d Musk said. And naturally, the replies to Musk\u2019s tweet were mostly Tesla supporters who were curiously all too willing to make fun of Gates and blast his previous accomplishments. They were also quick to point out that Gates has been a big Porsche fan for years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My conversations with Gates have been underwhelming tbh<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1229568241552502784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">February 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of course, Musk\u2019s behavior here shouldn\u2019t come as much of a surprise. He has a tendency to speak without thinking, which is why he found himself in a world of trouble with the SEC in 2018 when he tweeted that he had secured funding to take Tesla private for $420\/share.<\/p>\n<p>A few years earlier, Musk said that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s understanding of AI was limited.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ve talked to Mark about this. His understanding of the subject is limited.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/889743782387761152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">July 25, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Say what you will about Elon Musk, but there\u2019s no denying that he keeps things interesting. And truth be told, in an era where most tech CEOs tend to take measures to avoid any type of controversy whatsoever, it\u2019s somewhat refreshing to have someone as influential as Musk actually speak his mind. Indeed, that\u2019s one of the reasons why people gravitated towards Steve Jobs, a man who also wasn\u2019t afraid to take jabs at companies and prominent tech figures.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"description img-caption\"><span class=\"source\">Image Source: Chris Carlson\/AP\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<div class=\"author-bio-image-container with-avatar\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/All-the-unexpected-products-Apple-is-set-to-release-in.jpg\" height=\"52px\" width=\"47px\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\tA life long Mac user and Apple enthusiast, Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large for over 6 years. His writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and most recently, TUAW. When not writing about and analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys catching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new TV show addictions, the most recent examples being The Walking Dead and Broad City.\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '2048158068807929');\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/2020\/02\/18\/elon-musk-tesla-vs-bill-gates-porsche-taycan\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Given all of the amazing things Elon Musk has done and continues to do at companies like Tesla and SpaceX, it\u2019s no surprise that Musk has amassed something of a cult following in recent years. 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