Bill Gates first worked for IBM with his licensed operating system called MS -Dos program (although young Bill Gates originally bought Dos program from somebody else and it became a window). Later he built his own empire called Microsoft.
a.Despite of the difference of the initial sunk cost between a car industry and a software industry, please compare Tucker with Gates in terms of their business strategy.
b. After over a half century later, another visionary car maker, Elon Musk emerges with an electric car of Tesla. What is a future of Tesla? Could it be the fate of another Tucker? if so, why? Is there any concern about Elon's leadership style such as infamous/bogus tweet about privatizing Telsa without funding, cash shortage and delayed product delivery?
or Could it be another successful exception as a new member who survived and becomes prosperous in an Oligopoly corporate club due to another niche market of electric cars, despite growing global competition in electric car market? If so, why?
c.Can you give us another Cinderella company successfully breaking into Oligopoly Jungle in the past and in the near future?
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