Apple shares a lot of tech across product lines. Musk’s companies share tech in making solar panels, electric cars, and spaceships. #synergy

SpaceX’s Dragon 2 instrument panel bears a certain resemblance to Hal 9000’s console, but with bigger flat displays a la Tesla Model S.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is 3D printing its rocket engines. Now that’s 21st century manufacturing. #ImLivingInTheFuture

For everyone shouting that Microsoft is launching a smart watch, please remember that it isn’t its first. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Per…

Based on 451 Research M&A KnowledgeBase, the Apple/Beats deal value is ~2x all the public acquisitions Apple has done since 1/1/2010. #yg

Re Apple buying Beats: despite being its largest acquisition, Apple is only spending two weeks profits to acquire Beats. #pocketchange

Lots of companies invent things and lots sell branded things in volume, but rare to do both in the same firm.

yes, I think Gillette is also in the club. good one.

My thinking is that the 100 million volume mark is a very high bar to clear in any industry, even with low priced products.

Someone just tweeted Kleenex — another good non-tech example.