A reader pointed me towards what seems to be a really dumb move by Elon Musk. Apparently Tesla has removed the Disney+ App from Tesla vehicles in retaliation for Disney not advertising on Twitter. Which in part led to Elon’s very outrageous recent rant that was full of f-bombs and specifically called out Disney CEO Bob Iger. Though I will say that there is some uncertainty around this move. Let me walk through it with you:
Over the weekend, numerous Tesla owners began to report that Disney’s streaming app, Disney+, was suspiciously missing from their vehicles.
Okay. But like anything that involves Elon, it isn’t that simple:
Other Tesla owners found that the app had also been removed from their vehicle. While others have reported that the Disney+ app is still there.
So what’s going on here? Is it gone or not? This might provide some insight:
According to a report from online electric vehicle news outlet Electrek, a source tells them that Tesla informed Disney that it was removing the Disney+ app last week. Tesla then altered its decision and said it would only remove the app from Tesla vehicles that have never used the Disney+ app before.
Along with this:
According to Electrek, Tesla did not provide Disney with a specific reason for the removal of the Disney+ app, but the message sent by the company was “read between the lines.”
So if I had to guess, Tesla is yanking the Disney+ app from a subset of vehicles to send a message to Disney that not advertising on Twitter is unacceptable to Elon. That really sounds like Elon got his feelings hurt and as a result is lashing out like an upset five year old in a toy store who is mad that mommy and daddy won’t buy him the toy that they want. Honestly, I don’t see this move having a material impact on Disney. But I do see it as adding to the financial crisis of Twitter as it will reinforce why no company should advertise on the platform. Along with creating negative press for Tesla that it simply did not have to create. And finally making Elon Musk look worse than he already does. None of which is good for Elon, Twitter, and Tesla. The question becomes, when stuff like this becomes fatal for all of the above. Especially Twitter who is bleeding cash at the moment.
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Tesla Pulls The Disney+ App From Their Vehicles Because Elon Musk Got His Feelings Hurt
A reader pointed me towards what seems to be a really dumb move by Elon Musk. Apparently Tesla has removed the Disney+ App from Tesla vehicles in retaliation for Disney not advertising on Twitter. Which in part led to Elon’s very outrageous recent rant that was full of f-bombs and specifically called out Disney CEO Bob Iger. Though I will say that there is some uncertainty around this move. Let me walk through it with you:
Over the weekend, numerous Tesla owners began to report that Disney’s streaming app, Disney+, was suspiciously missing from their vehicles.
Okay. But like anything that involves Elon, it isn’t that simple:
Other Tesla owners found that the app had also been removed from their vehicle. While others have reported that the Disney+ app is still there.
So what’s going on here? Is it gone or not? This might provide some insight:
According to a report from online electric vehicle news outlet Electrek, a source tells them that Tesla informed Disney that it was removing the Disney+ app last week. Tesla then altered its decision and said it would only remove the app from Tesla vehicles that have never used the Disney+ app before.
Along with this:
According to Electrek, Tesla did not provide Disney with a specific reason for the removal of the Disney+ app, but the message sent by the company was “read between the lines.”
So if I had to guess, Tesla is yanking the Disney+ app from a subset of vehicles to send a message to Disney that not advertising on Twitter is unacceptable to Elon. That really sounds like Elon got his feelings hurt and as a result is lashing out like an upset five year old in a toy store who is mad that mommy and daddy won’t buy him the toy that they want. Honestly, I don’t see this move having a material impact on Disney. But I do see it as adding to the financial crisis of Twitter as it will reinforce why no company should advertise on the platform. Along with creating negative press for Tesla that it simply did not have to create. And finally making Elon Musk look worse than he already does. None of which is good for Elon, Twitter, and Tesla. The question becomes, when stuff like this becomes fatal for all of the above. Especially Twitter who is bleeding cash at the moment.
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