Paul Graham: https://mobile.twitter.com/paulg/status/1545547177849667585
Let me answer that: they do not want to be owned by someone who doesn't want to.
But they want the 40B more.
Let me answer that: they do not want to be owned by someone who doesn't want to.
But they want the 40B more.
Of course fundamentally the question is obviously moot give the legal obligation both from Musk and for the shareholders to optimize payout before a recession, but it’s an interesting thought experiment of whether it’s going to harm them either by going to court and/or having a disinterested owner.
Personally I think regardless if Elon is forced to buy Twitter he’s obviously going to do try to make the best out of his investment (or at least a better product). He’s a poweruser who clearly cares about the product. Can’t be much worse than it already is. His concern is probably just the price not that he doesn’t want to own Twitter.
That person wanted to own Twitter, though, and very much so. To that effect, that person made and absolutely ludicrous offer (e.g., merger without due digligence), just to end up owning Twitter as soon as possible.
The fact that a few weeks later, the same person changed their mind about Twitter, is absolutely their own fault. They agreed to terms.