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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Jan 2017

    Car manufacturers who cling too long to internal combustion engines will die from it. I've seen this happen in tech.

    1:58 PM - 1 Jan 2017
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      2. SwiftOnSecurity‏ @SwiftOnSecurity 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        If Apple was any other company, the iPhone would have had a scroll-wheel interface and it would have died.

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      1. Tyrrell Corp.‏ @jimmietyrrell 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        it's interesting watching this - like how we all knew Blockbuster was dying but Blockbuster didn't know it

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      1. Zack Kanter‏Verified account @zackkanter 1 Jan 2017
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        hard to imagine scenarios where they survive. Current code is terrible & can't attract top engineers. http://www.safetyresearch.net/blog/articles/toyota-unintended-acceleration-and-big-bowl-%E2%80%9Cspaghetti%E2%80%9D-code …

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      1. Manfred Neustifter‏ @SuperManfred 1 Jan 2017
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        spoke to 1 founder of a new electric car maker, acceleration performs on par with tesla Ps but they're not interested in driverless 😳

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      1. Kendall Gelner‏ @kendalldevdiary 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg @olivercameron

        Honestly I think self-driving car tech is way more important for a car companies survival than early electric switch.

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      1. Blockchains‏ @sonicdeath 1 Jan 2017
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        I guess @claychristensen was on to something after all. https://www.innosight.com/insight/the-innovators-dilemma-when-new-technologies-cause-great-firms-to-fail/ …

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      1. Giao Nguyen‏ @giaodn 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        tube amps still rock

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      1. David Manheim‏ @davidmanheim 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        relatedly, see @vgr's tweetstorm about how predictability means that companies are dead already.

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      2. Tom Carnell‏ @tccarnell 2 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        engines are easy to replace. Governments will protect large employers and manufacturers. See tobacco and weapons industry

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      2. John Kyle‏ @johnkyle555 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        silly of them clinging to the best Technology we currently have...

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      3. johnineson‏ @johnineson 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @johnkyle555 @paulg

        Yes, it is silly. New tech is always worse at first, but if might win, you need to attack it hard. Or you become Kodak.

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      1. Ronald Alberico‏ @RonaldAlberico1 15 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        @zachalberico absolutely agree. The retailers have amazon, publishers have the net and internal combustion as the electric motor.

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      1. Jason Wallace #FBPE‏ @JasonWaWa 3 Jan 2017
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        Yes indeed Nokiafication is coming to the automakers

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      1. Caleb Brandalise‏ @calebsbrand 2 Jan 2017
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        i was just thinking about this right now! Every day there's essentially some market share loss.. Rinse n repeat.

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      1. Dennis Hansen‏ @dennizor 2 Jan 2017
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        The speed of innovation is increasing in the automotive industry is accelerating, and so will the speed of failure.

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      2. tmornini [ ⚡️+ eltoo]‏ @tmornini 2 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Aren't they precariously close to dead already? Tesla is a decade ahead, and more importantly, moving 10x as fast...

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      3. skelliam‏ @skelliam 2 Jan 2017
        Replying to @tmornini @paulg

        ... a decade ahead and moving 10x as fast ... in what measurable?

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      1. Jeff Carpenter‏ @jeffcarp 2 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        That's true of every industry. It's not unique to cars. The challenge is getting the timeline right. Clearly it's not right yet.

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