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Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I’m not sure that was a valid concern, even if Ford thought that way. This is pretty common in the tech industry, as a form of Mutually Assured Destruction. Everyone has a big portfolio of patents but mainly use them defensively: I won’t nuke you if you don’t nuke me