Recently, some rumors have emerged about Apple's desire to buy Tesla, after several websites published news of Tim Cook's meeting with “Elon Musk”, CEO of Tesla, months ago. The market value of Tesla is about $ 24 billion, which makes this behavior difficult to believe about Apple, which is known for its hatred of the policy of acquisitions, especially with large companies such as Tesla, but in the coming lines we will explain why this news may not be strange at all.
What is Tesla
Before we talk about Apple should buy Tesla, it must be known first.
Tesla is a car company that currently has one model called "S", which is characterized by three things, namely luxury, sporty performance, and is also powered by electricity. The car is distinguished by that it can be charged from any electrical source, whether charging stations or regular home electricity. The company achieved a series of losses at the beginning, but in 2013 it managed on the right path and achieved great financial profits. The company is valued at $ 24 billion and has an impressive future.
As for the reasons that push Apple to acquire Tesla, they are:
Great liquidity
Apple has not yet found the ideal utilization of its available liquidity, which is estimated at approximately $ 160 billion. During the past period, Apple repurchased its shares from the stock market for about 40 billion dollars, in addition to shares worth 20 billion dollars, which Apple intends to buy back in the future, and this makes the remaining liquidity with Apple more than enough to fully purchase Tesla, which is preparing for a stage of great growth and development in the coming years. Apple's failure to exploit the money was a matter of dispute, and it reached the point of filing lawsuits against Apple to force me to distribute the money to investors if it was not going to use it.
Great opportunity and a product of a new category
The automotive industry is distinguished by its high-value product, and whoever studies the auto market finds that development in it is relatively slow compared to the modern technological breakthroughs in the field of phones and computers. It is possible that the Tesla S, which is the company's flagship car - the only car now - in the automotive field, could achieve the same as what the iPhone did in the field of mobile phones in 2007.
In the past period, investors have expressed their concern about the future of Apple in addition to their doubts about the company's ability to innovate, especially after the decline in the market share of Apple, whether in the field of smartphones and tablets, which pushes the company to search for new markets to enter it, and Tim Cook has more than once hinted about his determination. Apple is developing new products. It may seem at first glance that the car industry is completely different from the electronics industry, but this difference began to gradually diminish as a result of the merging of technological hardware and computers and the addition of new features such as autonomous driving and acoustic control, the car became closer to the computer than just a means of transmission.
Steve has always wanted to make a car
During an interview that Steve Jobs had in his office before his death with John Markov, a journalist for the New York Times, he said that if he had the necessary energy and effort, he would have conquered Detroit with his Apple car. Perhaps there was a perception within Apple of a car and the company operating on initial lines, and Jobs and his team found that there were needs that were not available at the time.
Elon Musk is another Steve Jobs
Tim Cook ran his post-Jobs period well, but he had no presence, charisma, or creativity Steve Jobs. On the other hand, Tesla Executive Director, Elion Musk, was able to create a state of creativity around him, like that of Jobs. Likewise, "Elion Musk" is like Jobs, where his dreams and ambitions are beyond imagination, so that they literally reached space in Space X project Who comes in cooperation with NASA in spaceflight. Hence, the joining of Musk to the Apple team is a sign of reassurance to investors who are skeptical of Apple's ability to innovate.
Elon Musk, for those who do not know him, besides he founded Tesla and then the Space X space project, there is another company he founded and we all know it, which is the electronic payment giant "PayPal". This reminds us of the meeting he held with Tim Cook this year and in which he expressed his desire to discover new payment methods, but the risk is here. Tim Cook said this might encourage investors to seek out Mask as the new CEO of Apple.
Watch your competitors well
Several years ago, Google started partnerships with some car manufacturers to create a self-driving car and knew that project globally and helped establish Google's image as a company capable of innovation, and if Apple is watching this, then I think it may want to enter the car market to annoy its archenemy Google, but Apple will probably not want to Establishing partnerships with manufacturers, but you would prefer to acquire a car manufacturer in order to have the ability to control the smallest design details.
In a parallel world they manufacture a car called "Tesla Model S"
If you look at the Tesla Model S, you will find the extent of the similarity in the general spirit between it and Apple products, as the car comes with a design that combines magnificence, beauty and simplicity, which reflects Tesla's interest in design with keen attention to the smallest details in addition to the highly developed technological hardware built into it.
As Apple, Tesla depends on itself in selling its product and refuses to sell its product outside its showrooms, in order to control the quality of the customer's experience with its product, which helps to establish a strong relationship between the company and the customer.
A shared interest in the environment
We all know how Apple in every new product launch event is interested in explaining how the company has made an extra effort to make its product environmentally friendly and recyclable. Last year, the company appointed "Lisa Jackson" to be in charge of the company's clean technology initiative.
On the other hand, Tesla has succeeded in making the term clean technology linked to its name. The company basically aims to manufacture an environmentally friendly car, as the Tesla car works with electricity, and you can even charge it from any electrical source, even the traditional “plug” from which you charge the phone in your home. You can charge the car with it.
Had Tesla taken advantage of Apple's resources?
In 2008, Tesla was on the verge of collapse. The company is in a better position now, but it still has plenty of room to grow and develop.
Tesla produced about 156,900 cars during the last quarter of last year, and these numbers are constantly doubling. Here comes the role of Apple, which sold 51 million iPhones and 26 million iPads in more than 100 countries around the world during the same period last year. Tesla's experience in manufacturing, managing giant production lines, contracting suppliers to supply tens of millions of parts per day, and a giant network of thousands of outlets affiliated with the company. Tim Cook was previously Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Apple and was known for his ability to manage manufacturing operations very efficiently.
Tesla now sells its Model S between 70 and 90 thousand dollars, which is a high price compared to most cars - more than the most expensive Lexus cars, for example - but in the coming years it aims to produce a car with 30 thousand dollars to compete with the middle class cars. If Tesla takes advantage of the expertise of Apple and Tim Cook, then Tesla may be able to achieve it in less time and perhaps at a lower price as well. Imagine even adding a touch of creative Apple designer Johnny Eve to Tesla cars.
It is worth noting that last October, Tesla hired a former vice president of hardware engineering for Apple, Doug Field, to head its own automotive development program, which indicates that Tesla knows it can learn from Apple.
Conclusion
- Apple is looking for a new creative CEO, and Elion Musk is another jobs.
- Apple focused in the automotive world and launched CAnd Tesla is an ideal partner for her.
- Apple is struggling with the power and batteries problem, and Tesla is designating a car with "electricity".
- Apple has a vision for the online buying ecosystem, and the manager of Tesla is the founder of the giant PayPal.
- Tesla wants to go global, and Apple operates the largest transfers and charges of devices around the world.
- Tesla is interested in nature conservation and so is Apple.
- Apple devices are a standalone concept in the world of phones and computers, and so is Tesla in cars.
- Google has begun to focus heavily on the automotive world, and it is unreasonable for Apple to leave it to it.
last word:
"Elion Musk" confirmed in a telephone interview with one of the channels that he had already met Tim Cook to study the cooperation between the two companies, but he evaded commenting on "Was Apple's acquisition of his company discussed?" And when he was asked what if Tim Cook told him that they would build a single car He laughs, saying:I will tell him this idea is great"
Article author | Ahmed Yahya
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Phone Islam, you have a supernatural vision and a wonderful reading of the future.
Always creative
Always creators of iPhone Islam, and from you we benefit,
Commenting on who said gasoline is cheaper than electricity!
Gasoline is lost sometimes and is essentially unsuitable for the environment
As for electricity, it is really a purely investment and environmental innovation
You are everywhere.
They talk about cars with electricity that drive and say, “Sweet will become environmentally friendly,” and the problem is with electricity itself
It consumes a lot of pure oil and a brother who does not know this
As for the position of Apple, it is the largest company in the world in terms of market value, as its capital is $ XNUMX billion.
I mean, the Saudi budget is equivalent to XNUMX times
The budget is equivalent to XNUMX developing countries
And the brother says that it is Bazmah, the rest says, they will sell us
As for the iPhone, it is an imagination that would not have been in a simple period of time, and what I like about the iPhone is everything that starts with the operating system
And its running programs and reporting its location, either its operation and protection program
Regarding a mobile device worth XNUMX riyals, the most important thing is that it is not stolen, and if it is stolen, you will be informed of its location in the picture
He says failed and lost company
Innovators in the field of technology, but you should not talk about cars, because it is the example that you put about the prices of Lexus cars, so you are very wrong .. Lexus has a jeep and a luxury saloon, prices exceed $ XNUMX thousand in the Gulf countries, and in Egypt it exceeds XNUMX thousand dollars, in addition to that it has a car LFA sportswear priced at over $ XNUMX !! Please do not talk about cars again
Regarding the electricity in Kuwait, unfortunately we burn gas to produce electricity
Thank you very much, the author of the article for the wonderful effort, and I always hope topics like these enter us in the world, even if only by looking at them.
I liked the report
You are very smart. And Apple must employ you there in order to benefit from your intelligence. Good luck
News as a precedent
That is, it does not benefit the Arab consumer.
We don't have winds all year long to make generators
And electricity depends on us on oil. This news is valid for the year XNUMX
Perhaps the bottom line is that the capabilities of the Arab citizen are limited, as he is not able to charge the car with electricity, nor is he able to buy the car itself??
We cannot produce electricity without oil
So what is the benefit?? Of the news and who says it is excellent or encourages. The news
Most of the people can not only pay for home electricity
Once again, the news does not concern us and we have nothing to do with it. Maybe XNUMX years from now we haven't reached homes that run on solar energy
So far, we have not reached the moon. Even after XNUMX years
Repeat what us and the news ??
I hope that this deal will be completed because it will produce endless innovations. We know the innovations of Apple, and I visited the Tesla showroom in Los Angeles last December and tested her Tesla S car, which is really a car with a lot of creative specifications, and I asked the sales manager why this car was not marketed. Especially in the Middle East and the Gulf, and he answered that there will be marketing for it soon
I thank the editor for this article that took us on a fun intellectual stroll.
I am very optimistic about what Apple is doing in terms of new ventures and ambition for various products outside the iPhone and iPad. The main driver of any company is money, and Apple has enough to buy everything from companies and patents, and it also has customers all over the world. I once mentioned the production of applications in various fields, not just those like supplications and prayer times, because one application is enough. I mentioned the field of cars and saving hundreds of thousands of lives that are claimed annually as a result of traffic accidents, so we had to care more about this than necessary. Now Apple has found for us what we were aspiring to. I am not the one who imagines anything but an electric car with an iPhone integrated into it, but it will be a very smart car, saving energy and time by choosing very short routes and deriving its energy from light and the force of friction for brakes and slopes. It controls speed automatically and exploits GPS and cameras to avoid any collision or congestion on the roads. It explains everything to us. Data for the engine and all devices and alert in case of an error or about to expire any part, automatic speed control based on data specific to each road previously programmed, voice control and monitoring of driver concentration with a camera, black boxes inside the car that reveal technical and deliberate errors by the driver and protection from attacks and tracking those who caused the attack.... ;) Let me give you this example: Imagine if you were driving at a very high speed and the system automatically reduces it because it knows that there is a car coming from the opposite direction whose owner intends to turn left, so here lies the intelligence of the car as it exploits the GPS of your car and the cars surrounding you and your car knows what the car near you intends to do in terms of turning or stopping suddenly.
Well, why should we say that Apple wants to agree with Tesla for wireless charging !!
Thank you, Yvonne Islam
It's inspiring and eye-catching, and indeed there is evidence to support it
But I don't think this can be done easily
The automotive industry differs greatly from the consumer electronics industry
If Apple is actually considering acquiring Tesla, this means that there is a huge investment other than the purchase and that is in operations
I mean, it must double the size of Apple's operations department to accommodate this new industry, especially with Apple's high-level standards
Or we assume that the value of the acquisition is XNUMX billion, maybe Apple will need billions more to invest in developing and doubling the size of the operations department.
Honestly, I see that cooperation like this will benefit the consumer most, and of course it will benefit the two companies
I liked the idea strong
And he is very impressed with the thinking of Alien Musk
Really, it's very rare
And I hope that we in the Arab world benefit from it
Because it is very upset that the car play technology is not available in any Arab country
Thank you for saying :)
Distinguished article ...
I own a Tesla car and the car is wonderful, but its only flaw is the battery in cold weather, its life is short, for example if you went to work and the weather was cold, there is a heating system for the battery that works to preserve its temperature, which makes the battery life short as it is in Canada so far there are no charging stations such as The United States, but in general it is an excellent car, and Tesla is seeking to build charging stations in Canada, and even charging stations on the roads will be equipped with resting places such as a cafe and a restaurant because charging the battery can extend from two to three hours
Hi
This is very logical, especially if we see the great similarity between Tesla and Apple in many areas, but each of them has a different industry.
Among the points that support this topic is the Apple announcement of CarPlay at the Geneva Motor Show, which indicates Apple's approach to the auto sector. Carplay is Apple's first step in the automotive field and does not know what Apple has in store for the future.
I do not think that Apple wants to replace Tim Cook, only Steve appointed him at Apple more than ten years ago as if he wants him to be Tim is the one who runs the company after Steve, so I think that Tim Cook is the best currently in management, especially since profits increased in the era of Tim Cook .
As for Elon Musk, there are some people in the world that dress him as Tony Stark (Tony Stark is the guy who wears the Iron Man suit) and I personally find that the title suits him better. You can compare Tesla's technologically advanced cars to the Iron Man suit.
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Peace be upon you..
Everything mentioned in this news is really nice, but I want to focus on a very important point, which is that in the case of joint production of this car between the two companies, care must be taken to have a very competitive price and with the largest possible production quantity per year. On the one hand, it puts pressure on strong competitors and owners of high-end models to lower their prices, and on the other hand, the customer gets the car at a price that satisfies him, despite my skepticism about that 😉
Yes, it will be a wonderful job, but do not compare Steve Jobs to another manager, and there will not be a manager like him, and I see that after Steve Jobs we will turn to the theory of everything because the world has become less fast with quantum theory, and I see nothing more than what we are now except that the size and weight of devices will diminish And it will be transparent or flexible if we control the storage of information in a direct brain, we will say that the era of Steve Jobs is over and the world needs another
Honestly, your analytical article is the best. It’s wonderful. Thank you, iPhone Islam. The analysis is amazing.
A wonderful article and a wonderful analysis that depends largely on logic and market study. I hope that this partnership will actually take place and benefit from it on the ground in the Middle East and Egypt in particular because I am going from home to the university inhaling at least XNUMX kilos of exhaust every day. Toxic fumes and dust to the extent that I thank God for my access to university and I am still breathing safely
But the question arises
From me, Apple will open an official outlet in Egypt ?? !!!!!
Our gasoline is cheaper than electricity, praise be to God
Our oil is on the face of bankruptcy ..
We consume and make very little of it.
Petroleum (gasoline) is not environmentally friendly ... and the world is destined for products that do not harm the environment, meaning a period of time, and this use of our oil will diminish if it ends ... and if oil remains and companies succeed in producing cars and others with electricity ... I mean, oil will become less important and its price will rise to fill the losses. After us, we say gasoline is cheaper than we are and we do not think about the future ... and we consume as if the resources are immortalized by us .. !!!!
But the problem is who can wait until the car is charged
I personally tried the Tesla car in America. You can classify it as the next generation car. Fictional car in the sense of the word. You can imagine Apple with Tesla
I see that it is a big mistake because the owner of Palin is a lie, let alone the owner of his petals, for he is a hypocrite. Apple has succeeded in smartphones and tablets.
And I asked him, "God willing, they are sharing with some prophet of a car that is friendly to the environment and drives on electricity."
O my dear brother, God willing (you write like this) Please be attentive, may God reward you
This is correct.
Because Apple has become a collapsing company, so it must improve its position before the world knows that Apple has become a failed company.
And it's on an abyss of falls.
She must seek the help of other companies to rescue her.
Bro, you look dizzy and haven't had your breakfast. Apple is the number one company in the world in terms of nominal market price with more than a hundred billion and you say it is a failure and collapsing, you don't even know how to write the word "fall" in Arabic correctly and not "falling" and then you say you are seeking help from another company and it wants to buy a second company, if you don't know the meaning of help don't write articles that are bigger than your size and try to learn the Arabic language, it's better for you
Tesla S cars are one of the most beautiful cars, where the technology is very clear at first glance. I attended one of the showrooms of this company in Miami, Florida, and I saw the car and got in it. One of the executives was present at the exhibition and I asked him about their presence in the Middle East and he reported that their first presence in The Middle East will be in the Emirates, and he reported soon, but he did not specify the time
Honestly, I see the idea is excellent, especially since Apple is a pioneer in the field of mobile phones, or rather luxury and very advanced electronics.
We are always waiting for the new Apple and we are looking forward to a new technology cry, the automotive industry, and the acquisition of a company specializing in the environment and batteries gives a strong push forward.
Good luck to all and thanks iPhone Islam for this great article
Enjoyed very much 😃
Electric cars are old and will not succeed because the giant oil companies are constantly fighting them, and the reason is clear. I work in an oil company and it knows the reality, always these companies such as Chevron and Exxon Mobil and others put obstacles in the manufacture and development of this type of cars, electric cars are not new in the market because the first model appeared in America nearly a hundred years ago, but failed with the emergence of the famous Ford Model T We wish Apple every success and be aware that it is a big and dangerous step at the same time, thanks to our beautiful website, iPhone Islam
The car is very cool, but one thing is wrong with it
This is frankly negative that the car has no sound
For me, I love the V8 with the scary sound and the terrifying engine
These are cars that you enjoy driving
Dear electricity generators need a huge amount of oil in all countries of the world..so this is how they work..so oil is not only used for car gasoline only..what they are fighting is solar energy and similar to generating electricity from nature and without oil
Indeed, the car looks amazing and the achievements of the owner of the company are amazing, and I really hope that there is a partnership between Apple and Tesla because Tim Cook, although he does a good job, but he lacks creativity and charisma, we hope that Apple returns to its era and returns to technical revolutions and not only development
The idea is very cool and at the same time beneficial to both companies
I have a question !
Is the Tesla S car available to the Arabs now? Or be available later ?!