Apple somehow survived, nay thrived, after not buying Tesla

Tim Cook must be gutted.

What that chart doesn’t quite capture, of course, is that Apple Inc’s CEO apparently had the chance to buy Tesla Inc. sometime back when the electric-car maker was valued at only a tenth of what it is today. This news surfaced like an early Christmas present after Reuters reported Apple has revived its electric and autonomous car ambitions, aiming to produce a model by 2024.

Here’s what we actually know about the reportedly forthcoming Apple car: nada.

Here’s what we actually know about Apple’s chance to acquire Tesla a few years ago:

A bit more to go on there. However, before you start quoting that as gospel over the eggnog, I would draw your attention to this earlier revelation from the same source: