What is happening on Twitter in recent weeks could give for a series. Until Elon Musk dropped that he could buy the social network, he has gone through everything, if I buy it, if not, what if they denounce me, that's okay, I'll buy it, if Twitter Blue pays... Everything is happening, but the latest would make a rumor that has been circulating for a long time come true: that of the Tesla phone.
But what does Twitter have to do with a phone? Nothing, really, but the latest movements of the millionaire have caused so much talk that there are even people who think that the application could be expelled from the most popular app stores, namely the App Store (Apple) and Google Play. Musk recently restored the suspended account of Donald Trump (who doesn't seem to be picking it up), and next week he'll start restoring the accounts that have been suspended without tweeting anything really serious or doing outrageous spam. His policy will be "free speech, not scope" (limiting the impact of the negative), and that may be why Twitter would be expelled from the app stores, the lack of moderation.
Still, the Tesla Phone is unlikely
When rumors came out in the past about the Tesla Phone or Tesla Pi Phone, the tycoon has come to respond by saying no, they were not true. The difference with what is happening now is that has answered yes, what "if there is no other, I will make an alternative phone«. It has done responding to Liz Wheeler, who said on the social network that Musk should create his own phone if Apple and Google throw his app out of their stores. Half the country, she says, would be happy to get rid of what he considers biased and nosy devices, and that making a dumb smartphone shouldn't be hard for someone who makes space rockets.
And what would that phone be like? First of all, do not pay attention to any of the rumors that have been published so far. With that in mind, the reality is that Musk is not currently interested in launching a phone, since it is not something that motivates him. His response to Wheeler is more to prevent Twitter from disappearing from app stores, something he himself doubts will happen. If it ends up happening, and if he ultimately decides to launch the Tesla Phone, the most logical thing to do is to think that I would use something based on linux, since their cars also use it. If we listen to the rumors, something that we have advised against, that phone would have Neuralink, which would allow us to control the phone with the mind, and solar charging. With the money you have, anything is possible.
Expensive phone or "for the people"?
About the price, well, nothing is known either. Musk is capable of doing something "for the people" and launching a phone that does a lot for very little, but he can also launch something worth twice as much as the iPhone, a phone whose Pro model comes out in 2022 for more than €1300. Almost better that things stay as they are.