[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Hamid [@hamids](/creator/twitter/hamids) on x 21.6K followers Created: 2025-07-18 16:43:07 UTC That's what Microsoft thought about cell phones from 1997-2008, and they even laughed at the iPhone's introduction. X years after iPhone intro, Microsoft, which was once dominant in the smart phone business, was irrelevant and a few years after that, Microsoft Mobile unit was shut down. Not owning the full stack in robotaxis means: - MUCH Higher costs - Blame game (AV vendor blames Car vendor who blames the ride-hailing vendor who blames the AV vendor) for anything that goes wrong. - Slow iterations and improvements - Horrible user experience relatively to competitors with full-stack Just look at how fast $TSLA is learning, iterating and expanding its Robotaxis, which have been around just XX days! If you think anybody is going to compete with that in a 3-way partnership, I think you're mistaken. XX engagements  **Related Topics** [smart](/topic/smart) [iphone](/topic/iphone) [microsoft](/topic/microsoft) [stocks technology](/topic/stocks-technology) [Post Link](https://x.com/hamids/status/1946249383265341623)
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That's what Microsoft thought about cell phones from 1997-2008, and they even laughed at the iPhone's introduction. X years after iPhone intro, Microsoft, which was once dominant in the smart phone business, was irrelevant and a few years after that, Microsoft Mobile unit was shut down.
Not owning the full stack in robotaxis means:
Just look at how fast $TSLA is learning, iterating and expanding its Robotaxis, which have been around just XX days! If you think anybody is going to compete with that in a 3-way partnership, I think you're mistaken.
XX engagements
Related Topics smart iphone microsoft stocks technology
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