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Musk Threatens to Drop $44 Billion Twitter Deal If Data Is Not Provided
Newsmax ^ | 6-6-2022 | material from Reuters and The Associated Press.

Posted on 06/06/2022 8:10:18 AM PDT by blam

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To: Brooklyn Attitude

But it’s value will drop cause it cannot prove it’s consumer base. I would guess it cost much less than 1 billion to start your own glorified “bulletin board” . I am sure Musk can manage that easily.


21 posted on 06/06/2022 9:26:24 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

Lol. Twitter stock will be worthless if reneged on the deal. Everyone will know Twitter lied about its worth.


22 posted on 06/06/2022 9:39:43 AM PDT by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: Newbomb Turk
Except the board will get sued by the shareholders for huge losses.

And who owns about 9% of Twitter stock and rejected an offer to be in the board of directors?

Hee. Hee.

23 posted on 06/06/2022 9:49:55 AM PDT by markomalley (Directive 10-289 is in force in the US -- already gone Galt TYVM)
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To: liberalh8ter

With one billion in the contract on the line, the books and demographics of the asset (the users) have to be open to Musk. Musk knew at the beginning that 25% of users were robots of some kind.

Anyone who uses twitter can see the poor word choices repeated amongst “millions” of independent users. A million likes can be had for a few grand.


24 posted on 06/06/2022 9:50:55 AM PDT by protoconservative (Been Conservative Before You Were Born )
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

I never believed the Twit deal was going to happen.
Musk has a long record of grand announcements and publicity stunts to draw ever more attention to himself.
Once he abandons taking over Twit their stock and seditious policies will rebound.


25 posted on 06/06/2022 9:53:39 AM PDT by Ex gun maker.
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To: blam

Musk needs to walk away. Twitter reeks of lowlife scammers. When ‘political fashion’ flips soon, twitter will be exposed.It’s all sizzle and no steak- all hat - no cattle. All attitude - no substance.


26 posted on 06/06/2022 10:04:41 AM PDT by GOPJ (It's NOT 'gun violence' it's 'CRIMINAL VIOLENCE'- RAPE isn't penis violence - it's criminal violence)
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To: blam

And then Musk will buy back the Tesla stock he sold in order to finance his Twitter purchase, right? I mean, buying Twitter is why Musk sold Tesla shares, right?


27 posted on 06/06/2022 10:04:45 AM PDT by nagant
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

“Sounds like a win for Twitter.”

but a total disaster for current stockholders .. who will sue twitter and their board out of existence, so no, NOT a win for twitter ...


28 posted on 06/06/2022 10:05:04 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

SEC can step in over false filings.

Value will PLUMMET.

Elon can buy for pennies on dollar.

Twitter will be the laughing stock for getting caught.


29 posted on 06/06/2022 10:43:17 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Openurmind

Musk has them painted into a corner, IMO.


30 posted on 06/06/2022 10:43:58 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: blam

I thought the leftist twits didn’t want him upsetting their platform anyway..


31 posted on 06/06/2022 10:47:00 AM PDT by jughandle
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To: ridesthemiles; Ex gun maker.; Bryan24; Getready

“Value will PLUMMET.”

I get that but my guess is that Twitter is one of those companies where the owner(s) doesn’t care if it loses money. Like the NYT and Wa Post, even CNN. The value to the owner(s) is controlling the news narrative and message. They don’t give an F if they have to pump in millions of $ a year. The avg stockholder may care about value loss but the major players may not.


32 posted on 06/06/2022 11:46:50 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: ridesthemiles

Yep, this makes the most sense.


33 posted on 06/06/2022 12:18:14 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: blam

Hey Musk! Just walk away from that poison and start a new company to replace them. Perhaps you could even join with Trump on his effort.


34 posted on 06/06/2022 12:26:05 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: nagant

He sold the shares because they were coming up for maturity and he didnt want to pay the tax on that. But it was a good bit of spreadin around money. Musk will trash it if they make him. He would love to have the computer power for Starlink.


35 posted on 06/06/2022 12:28:24 PM PDT by Delta 21 (It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
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To: Houserino

“Twitter is such a nightmare I wish he’d buy it and just shut it down and take the loss. People only end up screwing themselves on there most of the time.”

Or... here’s a novel thought... maybe people could take personal responsibility for what they say.

Not much for free speech, eh?


36 posted on 06/06/2022 1:51:06 PM PDT by unlearner (Si vis pacem, para bellum. Let him who desires peace prepare for war.)
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To: ridesthemiles

“Musk has them painted into a corner, IMO.”

Yep, he has put them on the spot. I have enjoyed this show. :)


37 posted on 06/06/2022 5:11:45 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

Musk said if the Twitter deal falls through he would use the money to buy the FBI.

But Hillary said she doesn’t want to sell it.


38 posted on 06/07/2022 2:14:57 AM PDT by Iron Munro ( Joe Biden - Inventor Of The First New Language since Esperanto)
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