Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has once again taken to his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, targeting a company owned by former Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz.
What Happened: On Sunday, Musk responded to a post criticizing Moskovitz's company, Asana Inc. (NYSE:ASAN), for its work management model. The post by a user, who goes by the name "Whole Mars Catalog (Supervised)" on the platform, suggested that Asana's services are nothing but a "to-do list."
"The most hilarious part of Dustin Moskovitz attacking the Tesla AI team is that after leaving Facebook he started a to-do list app," the user said, adding, "Really? You're going to shit on the people changing the world when you were handed billions and decided the world needed another to-do list?"
Musk commented on the post, saying, "I never knew what Asana did until today. Why would anyone pay money for functionality that comes for free on your phone?"
I never knew what asana did until today. Why would anyone pay money for functionality that comes for free on your phone?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2024
Asana is a software firm, which offers a work management platform designed to facilitate the orchestration of tasks across teams, spanning from daily activities to cross-functional strategic endeavors.
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Why It Matters: Last week, Moskovitz, who is the CEO and co-founder of Asana, accused Tesla of consumer fraud on a massive scale. He likened Tesla's actions to those of Enron, a corporation that went bankrupt in 2001 due to a massive accounting fraud.
"I know I sound crazy to most people who don't follow $TSLA closely but at this point it really needs to be said. This is Enron now, folks," he said in a post on Threads.
Musk responded to these allegations by taking a swipe at Moskovitz, and saying, he "should go to jail for impersonating a smart person." This public exchange between the two tech giants has sparked a lot of interest in the industry.
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