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The brilliance of Elon Musk giving away Tesla trade secrets

2014-06-19 13:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Dallas Morning News: Elon Musk is the kind of guy who probably spent his high school years asking, Why? or Why not? each time he ran up against conventional wisdom. He took that mind-set into the business world and became an acclaimed disruptor, most recently shaking up the auto world. On his blog last week, the chief executive officer of electric car maker Tesla Motors announced that he is opening up its electric car technology patents to competitors. This move may actually be more brilliant than bizarre. Conventional...

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Elon Musk opens up Tesla patents; it 'isn't entirely altruistic'

2014-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: The Tesla Model S just became the world`s first open-source car. Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors Inc., said Thursday that he was opening up the electric car company`s patents to all comers. "Technology leadership is not defined by patents, which history has repeatedly shown to be small protection indeed against a determined competitor," Musk said, "but rather by the ability of a company to attract and motivate the world`s most talented engineers." The dramatic move - automakers...

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