Oddbean new post about | logout
▲ ▼
Ars Technica | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million

Starlink has a fraction of the projected $12B revenue and 20M users, WSJ says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/spacex-projected-20-million-starlink-users-by-2022-it-ended-up-with-1-million/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/059/065/546/177/143/original/984dd6504e444b20.jpg
▲ ▼
f87110b6 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 So the cast pollution of Earth’s near orbit had been practically for nothing? Wonderful.
▲ ▼
e53bd56b | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 

Couldn't get it out here (Ravensdale, WA) until this year. Did away with a Verizon cradlepoint and pay less for better service. (System shutdowns to protect the Russian Black Seas fleet notwithstanding.)
▲ ▼
Jonathan D. Cope, Esq. | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 What's the break-even point for the number of subscribers?
▲ ▼
531c4f3e | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 Wait till he sells it for a massive profit to the American Govt and they use it to spy on everyone and everything. Or the Russians? Nah they could’t afford it. Either way, Musk sure does love his loss-leaders.