Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Thursday calling for the break up of Amazon. Yahoo Finance’s Kristin Myers and Emily McCormick discuss.
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So Im guessing TSLA don’t have any patents on their technology then?
Tesla made their initial patents open source – look it up!!
I think he was mad about amazon censoring a book he was going to sel thru amazon
Fredo . Open source for his China partnership, who wanted the battery specs. Why did he leave China for California and his closed down Tesla Plant? Bezos sold his company, after buying The Washington Post. A last nod to his Chinese partners! “China don’t need no stinking patents”…. (Sorry for the rephrase of a 70’s movie.)
@Trent yes, and the world have had plenty of time to compete with Amazon.
@stockholm publishings and this is why our society takes so long to progress. No logic emotional decision making based on the presumption that any one on this planet has a clue as to what is going on. Tesla is doing battle in well established markets that have been stagnent for far too long. Amazon IS the e-commerce market. It just happened. You are comparing apples to oranges, and have gone far enough to call them the same two fruits based on personal emotions.
This is awesome! Bezos, we’re coming for you!
Scared of blue origin????
i dont think you listened. they refused to sell his booklet
Space X is way ahead of Blue Orgin.
SpaceX attracts talent. Blue Origin buys smart people who lack passion
Finally someone is saying it! Amazon is a threat. Read Surveillance capitalism by Shohana Zuboff and you will know!
Says a man whose company owns well over half of the EV market share. I have a feeling that a lot of people are treating Musk like a god and are not critical to his actions. He constantly breaks the rules and gets away with it.
Exactly. I used to be a big fan of Musk, but am increasingly disappointed in him. He goes too much into dirty politics, plays dirty games including these stupid comments about Amazon that are clearly targeting Bezos’ Blue Origin and the space race.
@Takeshi Kovacs By which you mean to say “He said something vaguely not-Left wing once, and since I’m a paid up member of the Resistance I’ve done a complete 180 on the guy because everything is politics to me: now I’ve always been at war with Oceania”.
@Takeshi Kovacs Lemme guess.Trump is a dictator?
Chris N I am probably younger than you 😄.
menckencynic I was not saying anything about Amazon. How do you know that I don’t have the same opinion as you? I am just saying that Musk is not always obeying the rules (talkinkg about his posts). I think tahat even such a wise man as Elon is not perfect (as many of you think) and he has a monopoly himself, no matter the circimstances. I am not saying that it is necessairly bad but its a fact. Also Google is a kind of monopoly and I don’t preceive it as negative. But I am sure you know all that because you seem to be an expert on this kind of people and on mouth breathers.
I’m sure Washington post are gonna say nice things about Trump now let’s see
Elton Aleong They should just try being unbiased for once
Elon Musk Mentality:
“I don’t like our schools, I’ll make my own.”
“I don’t like our cars, I’ll make my own.”
“I don’t like our rockets, I’ll make my own.”
“I don’t like our highways, I’ll make my own.”
“I don’t like our energy companies, I’ll make my own.”
“I don’t like our planet, I’ll go to another one.”
Does Elon like his life?
@You Wish I think he is aspiring to something else than only a simple life.
The dude just sold his banking website that never went online to the company that created Paypal, so he basically gives up and sells into people who use monopoly tactics. The dude crashed and destroyed a rare irreplaceable McLaren showing off and thought “Dude, i’m such a good car guy, bro. I want to own my own car company!” Created a space company and wanted to use used Russian junk, if you know anything about space companies they’re funded by tax payers. It should be called: Space L (Leach) Tesla had this energy storage idea before Musk hustled Tesla from it’s owners.
@Clean Up sounds like a good way to bank.wish i had done that
@Doc Silver ikr
What monopoly? Amazon has competitors. Walmart, Target, Etsy to name a few.
In retail. What about their competitors in cloud/tech? What about their competitors in delivery/logistics? What about their competitors in grocery? That’s why amazon is a monopoly
I applaud your lack of understanding. If the Dunning Kruger effect were a curve, you would be approaching 1.0
@Cameron Machado internet is full of online resellers… its simple customer choice to buy at amazon.
Jeff Bezos is responsible for the closure of hundreds of mom and pop businesses. One man did this. His greed is insatiable.
Not really. They created and provide income to hundreds of thousands of Amazon Sellers now. Just a better way to do it.
No, he didn’t close those businesses. Those businesses being run poorly are the reason they closed. Don’t own a business if you can’t handle competition
I applaud three people who know next to nothing about the subject telling everyone what they should think about the subject. Me? I’m not so brave: when I know nothing about a subject, I don’t even have opinions about it. Weird, huh?
Big commercial shopping centers affected hundreds of mom and pop businesses, not Jeff Bezos, so what mom and pop businesses have done is create online stores where they sell their merchandise through amazon. How do you fight the decline of foot traffic into your stores? They still found ways to get around that.
That will extend to Tesla
What monopoly do they have?
well, Tesla’s open their tech patents to other company
even Tesla never wants to monopolies for their market
Elon musk is a creepy, chubby nerd….pretty soon amazon will buy Tesla
How’s he creepy
Look at him…he makes weird pauses and has odd taste….he’s really intelligent though no question….extremely good at science👏….but the other half of the brain….mmmmh🤔 bizarre ?
@Sean McCormick Those arent negative qualities. That’s just him, and adds to his charm.❤
By which you mean “whine, he doesn’t agree with my politics and girls like him but not me”.
Don’t know about the purchasing thing, but yeah he definitely is creepy.
Elon musk should worry about his own personal problems and build a better looking car
Yes it is!
WOW! So were can I by this book?
Jesus Christ, how much free time do you have?
Well damn, ain’t that the pot calling the kettle black? What a friggin’ hypocrite! Didn’t think we’d see trump #2 so soon. OK Mr. Musk, I first lost respect for you when you whined about getting back to work; now you have completely lost any residual respect I could have had for you. I am glad I didn’t decide on buying a Tesla years ago. It has now become a corporate symbol of how little you care about people and how arrogant you are. If I had your invention, I would now drive it into a lake. Learn from Toyota how to treat your public.
Zach Guzman, nephew of el……guzman
Funny, considering how this man treated the law and his employees during the shut-down, I sorta feel HE should be broken up. 😏
Well, next years Starlinks (SpaceX’s next product) would be monopolies on the internet sector till another company joins the market
Oz Khan Yes it is moron. Continue with your shill life🤪
YEeeeeAaaaH!!!
Omg! This is great!
Poor quality video, the sound sucked… and I didn’t learn anything from it
Blue skies nothing but blue skies
DAMN right. YouTube as well.
Nah I like YouTube. And you kinda wouldn’t be watching this video without it so I’m pretty sure you like it too😂
Kick that bozo bezos
Time to eat the rich.
U wanna eat Elon?
Poor mentality.
弱肉強食
The weak are meat, the strong eat
.. has more of a ring in English than in Japanese coincidentally
@Notha teenager with no life experience, good luck to you
Amajon smchazadon
Elon da heroine
This has nothing to do with Amazon and Tesla, but everything with Blue Origin and SpaceX.
Yes there is still some salt from starship and the dildo ship
No, its about CENSORSHIP which makes it harder for the uninformed to know they are being LIED to by the Media and corrupt agencies like WHO.
lol SpaceX is lightyears ahead of Blue Origin. Its not even fair anymore
i respect Elon Musk and his ambitions but this one is a bit too ambitious. amazon is way too powerful it’s become something so essential that i don’t see how u can break that monopoly
A monopoly that is “too” essential to break down? Get you head out of your butt. They are manipulating free speech and will continue to do so… It’s time for them to go! These tech companies are taking away your rights and your willing to eat it up with them.
Elon will think of something
like US in late 19th and early 20th century broken Oil companies
Leftists hate him cos hes not an “ALLY ” to their BS
Well, You’re a Trump Fan..
Your opinion isn’t worth anything
@Razzan Wow,how very “accommodating” and “accepting” of you to .Typical leftist hypocrisy.Wanna “cancel ” me buddy? lol
Wtf does this has to do with leftists lmao
@Sasha lol, a conservatard talking about hypocrisy, the irony
It is Time to break up fucking Tesla.
Wasn’t he supposed to quit social and stfu? Elon’s on that white privilege crack.
That was horrible.
Elon is not taking pot shots. I can prove Amazon actually demonstrates the epitome of the reasons we don’t allow Monopolies in our society (generally) in the first place.
I respect Elon Musk. He is smart and ambitious person. But you need to take into account that the Amazon is too strong? How can these monopolies be destroyed to the ground?
Amazon is the entire USA economy. Simple to order 2 clicks ,order is on the way ,Every other site 100 clicks .I have to add all my info open an account that We can never log onto ever again. Log on as a guest to all other sites total waste of time.
Musk is right .Amazon will destroy all other stores. I never use walmarts tedious web site. Problems every order. 300 orders from Amazon no issues other than they never follow delivery instructions, where to put my delivery.
I AM DOWN WITH MUSK.
Done?
I’d be happy if Amazon paid taxes.
…and not dictate free speech! “We don’t “agree” with the words in your book so you can’t sell it here at Amazon” Tech companies want to dictate what you read, what you say and how you think… But just pay taxes and we’ll forget GTFOH!
They actually pay – in the amount which is required by law. So it’s lawmakers who need to do their homework.
And Google…
Google is not a monopoly. The search engine monetizes through ad-selling, where it is only a fraction of the market.
Break up and break down amazon, i agree, since when do we have one individual acting as judge and jury on what is acceptable to be published, particularly a glorified trader like bezos?
Fun Fact: Tesla has a Higher Market Share in EVs in the US than Amazon has ecom market share
You have to compare apples to apples. Ecom market should be compared to the Car market (not just EV). It would be interesting to see book ecom and EV market share comparison.
Actually..Amazon is toooooooooo greedy.🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 what is your identity?? Too greedy! There are a lot of stories that Amazon take benefit from sellers.
Y didnt they make him head of space force n give him a navy blue uniform n some weird pins?? Not fair.🙉
I seriously believe that, even if he was offered that position, Elon would decline!!! ❤❤❤
Thanks for placing Elon’s quote into context. Knowing this is a response or support for another… makes all the differance.
Amazon isnt more a monopoly than google, apple or space x is. You still
have the choice to use something else!. Only if you dont have the
choice of selection its a monopoly. Dictionary says: A monopoly (from
Greek μόνος, mónos, ‘single, alone’ and πωλεῖν, pōleîn, ‘to sell’)
exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a
particular commodity. Amazon isnt the only supplier of goods over the internet so it isnt a
monopoly. Its just customers choice. No one is forced to buy at Amazon.
Then US Steel was never a monopoly either.
btw. same happend in germany with the book “Coronavirus Fehlalarm” from Prof. Dr. Bhakdi on amazon…
Amazon denied to sell his book, course only the goverment should talk about Corona and shutdownrules.
Finally they published it today. But thats so scary if ONE fkin company can decide which Prof. should publish his book and who is not allowed to…
It is general trend that bigger companies are getting bigger and bigger – making it hard for smaller players and others to compete. Not sure if you could call a trend a monopoly
I call it, it is the “monopoly of reach”. I been thinking about this since Amazon banned me FOR LIFE around 2013 but they do not have transparency as to why and I was a perfect seller with fairly good volume. Google anything and Amazon is always first page, browse youtube and every reviewer has an affiliate link. It is not a true monopoly, NO but we lack the language to define it. So many will call it a “quasi monopoly”.
That’s how capitalism works. Ever hear of US Steel or the banking cartel? Late stage capitalism always results in monopolies and a goal of market regulation is breaking them up to incentivize competition and innovation.
Break amazon up. Shut down Washington post.
Why shut down Washington post?
@savedfaves because jeff bezos owns it
break it up you 2!
It’s far too big…Elon’s ego that is
Elon is a hero
This guy planned to attack Amazon warehouse in Redlands lol
scared of blue origin? (I think he is😂)
Lmao blue origin is not even as tall as a penis infront of SpaceX.
Octavio del Ser. Musk will have the moon colonized before Bezos gets there…anyone for a Prime membership?😂
I think you’re dumb 😂
Scared of what Amazon’s wealth can do to Tesla and SpaceX.
1. Supply Chain/Transportation:Tesla <=> Amazon
2. Supply Chain at Space level SpaceX <=> Blue Orign
Although I agree, wouldn’t that make SpaceX a monopoly?
Spacex is mainly funded by nasa, not the public
@Lane Jopson Nonetheless, Amazon (Blue Origin) is Space X’s only relevant private competitor. Musk wants a monopoly himself.
He’s a smart dude.
Alon Musk attacks Amazon because they do not want to advertise and sell his racist book. And? A day later, Amazon burns down. Coincidence?
Antitrust laws were meant to protect the consumer, not to protect businesses from having to compete with other businesses. Just because a company is a monopoly doesn’t mean they’re hurting the consumer, I don’t feel harmed by Amazon, they actually provide an amazing service, and if they were “broken up” all it would do is make that service more expensive. Because that’s what it’s always done when a government has stepped in and broken up a business.
Yes, We should. But we should also support union membership and not actively dissuade employees from joining, shouldn’t we Elon?
Hes right.
Okay I asked this on another channel. Coincidence that an Amazon warehouse burned down today in Redlands day after this tweet??? 🧐
Elom is right. I support his thinking about the censorship tactics of Amazon. That’s just wrong.
And, he’s totally right about about Amazon as a monopoly. That’s also wrong. As a matter of fact, the last I understood was that “Monopolies” are illegal.
So, what’s really up with Amazon being allowed to operate as a “Monopoly”…is Elon the only human being on the face of the earth willing to point out or, otherwise, call attention to the “Elephant in the Room”???
I’m sure if it were any other company/companies, they would have been brought under the scrutiny of the Federal Trade Commission a long time ago.
Thank you, Elon!!! ❤😊❤
YouTube also have a virtual monopoly and are starting to censor more and more videos.
It’s time to shut the F up Elon. The only reason he wanted to buck the stay at home rules was money. He had a huge bonus coming to him if the stock price remained above a target price. He care about money more than people, just like the rest of the 1%.
.. and of course, everybody has to do/follow what Elon Musk says lol
oh God yes..please spare us
Amazon is too big and dominate all segments. Time to make it more efficient and let competitors compete.
Sorry, not before Google.
Wait until Bezos says it’s time to break up SpaceX, the Boring company, Tesla, Neuralink, OpenAI, Zip2…..
May we see then an real Rocket from blue origin and not just an Animation?
It could be that his Twitter Account is hacked & he didn’t post that comment. He posted on Twitter that he is not logged onto Twitter for a while. Refer to ‘boycottgrimes channel’ where she has screenshot of him saying he is not on Twitter. Maybe something wants to stir the pot?
I’m not so sure Amazon should be broken up. Part of the reason they’re so efficient and successful is because of their size and scope. If anything the government should just regulate situations where consumers or other businesses are getting shafted. A breakup might mean we lose some benefits of efficiency or scope.
really you people think Amazon monopoly problem is related to a COVID book? are you real? what a joke
We should probably look into breaking up Tesla they have cornered the privatized space industry we can’t have monopolies right we got to have like a Burger King version of SpaceX true can’t just be a McDonald’s right
Amazon needs to pay taxes
And that’s what the Floyd false flag is about. Having an excuse to make small business owners fight under the guise of racism. Support black businesses or be charged with a crime. Meanwhile, crickets at Amazon. Looting, property damage, fires all ruin small businesses and anihilate franchise owners. No large corporations will be harmed by Antifa and BLM terrorists. Didn’t take more than a suggestion to get little people to be violent.
Musk has a monopoly too, he is the only one that builds a great rocket!😂😂😂😂. Amazon sucks anyway!
Musk has not the money to do it.
I agree with Elon.
I think Jeff Bezos worked hard for his Amazon dream. He put all his blood and tears in growing this business. The reason of Amazon being huge is the number of customers. We all are responsible for its huge capita and I don’t think when Tesla or Space X will become huge then Jeff would ever tweet such a thing. It’s simply an ego clash. I respect Elon and admire his visions but sometimes he need to show some considerations.
SpaceX vs Amazon! THE BIGGEST FEUD OF 2020!
Seems like I should sell my AMZN stocks while they’re still high before politicians start to get ideas!
Thank you for posting. I had the chance to witness a rocket launch in 2018. Memorable experience. I uploaded a pretty solid video of the experience to my channel.
We need to break Tesla before it gets too big🖖
I really don’t like Elon Musk and it has nothing to do with Amazon