Linked List: February 15, 2015

Sunday, 15 February 2015

Jason Calacanis: ‘Apple Will Buy Tesla for $75B in 18 Months’ ★

Jason Calacanis:

Apple will buy Tesla for $75b in 18 months — it’s a lock (in my mind).

Noted for future claim chowder.

(My take: It’s a huge sum of money, but the two companies do share a commitment to excellence in design and experience. But if Apple were going to do this they’d have done it years ago.)

LG Electronics Executives Indicted in South Korea Over Damaged Samsung Washing Machines ★

In-Soo Nam and Jonathan Cheng, reporting for the WSJ:

A top LG Electronics Inc. executive has been indicted by Seoul prosecutors for allegedly vandalizing several high-end washing machines manufactured by rival Samsung Electronics Co.

An LG Electronics spokeswoman said Sunday that Jo Seong-jin, head of the company’s home-appliance division, has been indicted on charges of deliberately damaging four Samsung “Crystal Blue” washing machines ahead of a trade show in Germany last September. Mr. Jo has also been charged with defamation and obstruction of business, she said.

Two other company executives have been indicted on similar charges over the same incident, the spokeswoman said.

I like to imagine Phil Schiller and Eddy Cue dropping a flaming bag of dog shit on Larry Page’s porch and ringing the doorbell.