The automobile will never replace the horse,Tesla electric cars will never make it, cellphones are just a trendy flash, TV via internet, they must be crazy. The pessimist had their say for sure, but now we see.
Musk is African, he has handed off his idea of the Hyperloop to another consortium, stated he did not have the time to pursue. not looking for public funds.
Smart companies are upgrading the" middle" internet themselves, (Dish and partner must do this or perish.) see link.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/5...speed-network-for-better-content-delivery.htm
The skies will not be as crowded as the media has led people to believe.
The proposed sats are the approx. size of a dorm room refrigerator.
Traditional GEO sats like Dish/Direct and others have been made obsolete as far as mass internet/video is concerned. "innovator's dilemma"
I do like the idea of the wifi routers, as Musk/Spacex has stated they will only be able to handle 10-20 % of urban traffic.
Dish founder Charlie Ergen acknowledged that Sling TV will cannibalize his core satellite-TV business in a March 25 interview with CNBC
"It will cannibalize our business, there's no question about that," he said. "It's the innovator's dilemma. We have to reinvent our self, we have to transform the company.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nies-you-hate-may-be-forced-to-compete-online
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102534214