That aside, 112k reported Q4. That's pretty damn close to 500k annualized.
As a long term investor, is the exact number all that important compared to the general shape of the curve?
(N.b. I have no position in $TSLA)
A follow up tweet doesn't allow him to bypass the pre-approval process he agreed to in the settlement.
Where you are wrong is your claim that it needed pre-approval under the first agreement. Only statements that Musk, in his own opinion, believed contained material facts need pre approval. Gloss on publicly known figures is not material, that is what Musk thought he was posting, therefore it did not need per-approval.
The SEC tried and failed to push the argument you are trying to push in court. You can view the complete docket here. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7946295/united-states-s...
You can find musk making the admission I claim he made above in this court filing. You can also find a better version of the argument I made about the tweet not needing pre-approval. https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.501755...