On Feb 5, 2016, at 12:25 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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.
You are absolutely spot on. Most companies would be embarrassed to have an event done so poorly, and would also welcome feedback on what went poorly. This guy is not just some random blogger or serial complainer unfamiliar with events like this. He's a well-known former media editor, writer and (I think) publisher, familiar with reviewing events, products, etc. If Musk was a Broadway producer, would he refuse to sell a ticket to a critic who wrote a bad review? Producing an amazing car doesn't mean that you're not a jerk. _______________________________________________ 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)
