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I can't imagine SpaceX helping Amazon to create a competing satellite constellation while they are setting up starlink

Musk has stated that he has no objections to launching OneWeb's constellation. That may or may not also apply to Kuiper.

Cooperating with Bezos is a different thing though. It would be like nursing an injured rattlesnake back to health.

Hey now, that's not a very fair comparison; rattlesnakes leave you alone of you leave them alone.

In general, Musk's approach seems to be: force an industry to be leaps and bounds better by succeeding in that industry in a new way thought very difficult before.

Worked for Tesla as well as SpaceX. Same goal for Boring / Hyperloop.

Seems like ubiquitous satellite internet would also be a good thing, and SpaceX would make money on the launch to fund Starship. Win-win? Silly logic from an armchair quarterback, but I don;'t think it's as weird as you think.

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