Project Kuiper
Kuiper is building a small satellite network for broadband internet. With the foundation built at BlueOrigin, maybe this could be some real deal? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.geekwire.com/2019/amazon-lists-scores-jobs-bellevue-project-kuiper-broadband-satellite-operation/amp/
Always thought that Elon Musk vs Jeff Bezos is a bit like the good old "war" between Jobs vs. Gates. Elon Musk: - the visionary (reusable rockets, electric vehicles, Mars) - like Jobs, he pushes his employees beyond their limits. - in constant search for more money to fund his audacious projects. - a perfectionist. Not afraid to cancel entire projects or fire entire teams if projects don't go as he pleases. Jeff Bezos: - takes a much more pragmatic (but slower) approach - Brilliant business leader. Richest man on Earth. - business-centric in all initiatives. Mars? Who cares. What about moving all our heavy industries to space? - not afraid to clone successful things that others have done - has plenty of money. Committed to invest $1B/year in Blue Origin. Musk can only dream about such a secure funding I thought Project Kuiper is a brilliant jab at Musk's satellite business. Not sure how much money Bezos will make with Kuiper but for sure it will cut all the future profit from the Musk's SpaceX Satellite division. Remember that the sole purpose that SpaceX Satellites was created was to make money for Musk's Mars ambitions? Well, not anymore now that Amazon is in the picture. Amazon is well known in driving its competitors out through a large-scale but near-zero profit strategy. Elon Musk did a really stupid thing firing all the SpaceX Satellite leaders. It served their entire management team on a platter to Jeff Bezos, who is now happily hiring them back. And will hire any every other fired SpaceX employee and their dog. One more note: there is also OneWeb. They have serious funding from SoftBank and will erode further any of the remaining business potential that SpaceX Satellites has
Insightful analysis. Clapclap
Good comparisons.. but don't write off a man on a mission .. musk will drive from the E to the G of engineering... to make starlink the 1Gbps blanket on earth..it won't be easy.. this is going to be a blatant fight of spectrum and power .. what a exciting world we live in.. cherish it !
I quote Elon here Copy 🐈
Who cares about Elon, Bezos is better
I just thought maybe this time it could work. Motorola tried it, Google tried it, results are both disappointing.