In light of rumors that a “Tesla Pi” or “tELONphone” is in the works, billionaire Elon Musk has, for the first time, addressed the issue of whether or not to develop his own smartphone brand, to compete with Apple and Android.
Responding to a tweet, Musk stated: “I certainly hope it does not come to that (making his own phone), but, yes, if there is no other choice, I will make an alternative phone.”
Musk wrote in a Friday tweet he would “make an alternative phone” to compete with Apple’s iPhone if Twitter is blocked in App Store.
He was responding to Liz Wheeler, host of The Liz Wheeler Show video podcasts, who speculated: “If Apple & Google boot Twitter from their app stores, @elonmusk should produce his own smartphone. Half the country would happily ditch the biased, snooping iPhone & Android. The man builds rockets to Mars, a silly little smartphone should be easy, right?”
