On: Tesla Makes Offer to Acquire SolarCity

[josh2600]

I get that, but do they really need to buy solarcity to do that partnership? Why would SCTY not just become a sales channel for TSLA?

[gpm → josh2600]

Optics for consumers, it feels more scummy to have one company advertise another than a company advertise itself. At least to me.

It also makes the accounting simpler and liability, this way no one is going to sue Tesla for giving too good a deal to Solar City, or the reverse.