Hi David, Apparently we have different views ;-) Just some things to consider: We do not know what was said in the phone conversation. We know that this person has a history of being rude and negative It might be that Elon is simply standing up to the people who think they can be as rude as they want because they have money, draws a line in the sand and indicates that he does not need to become a whore for money - if you don't like the product then please go away. This does not happen very often - I would say it happens too little - but occasionally there is a report of a store where a rude customer is telling off their staff and/or other customers and the manager takes the smart decision to give everyone a break and show that there is a limit to what is accepted by simply saying: "Please leave this store and never come back".
This sends a clear signal that not all rude customer behavior will be rewarded by groveling from the seller side, there is a line where it stops. Personally, if I see that a seller has some class and avoids rewarding bad behavior from rude/bullying people then I am more likely to buy their product and more sympathetic to them. I think we have clarified enough on this subject now - I see that you *do* agree that we can leave it at this, unless there is more info coming from the phone call between Elon and the rude customer. Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info http://www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EVDL Administrator via EV Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 12:26 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Elon Musk: I don't like you, so you can't have a Tesla On 5 Feb 2016 at 10:38, Cor van de Water via EV wrote: > I consider this a brilliant move from Elon. Sorry, I stand my ground. Musk's response was far from brilliant, it was just plain childish. A person of maturity and character would have stood tall, maintained his dignity, better yet used a little wry humor. Instead, Musk stooped to the other guy's level. >From all indications, the blogger wasn't wrong about the poorly implemented presentation. Musk should have acknowledged that fact and apologized to him - and, just as importantly, to others at the event who were inconvenienced. If he did that, please show me where it was reported; I didn't see it. Treated properly, this story most likely would have been reported as a PR flub, and then would have been lost in the media noise from the presidential primary clown act. Musk's behavior absolutely guaranteed ample negative media coverage. Tesla and Tesla drivers are already developing a "poor little rich boy" image among the general public, and even among "lesser" EV owners. This is not going to help his cause, or that of EVs in general. That's my final word on it. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
