What I could see Musk doing, because this seems to be how he operates, is paying the billion to pull out. Then, when the stock crashes, buy it up at the depressed price.
Presently, the stock price is $36.81 (down from a peak of $77 in early 2021). Down from $51 back in April.
I’d take a guess another $5 drop by the end of the month....maybe leveling at $28. The $44-B offer is crap at this point. Probably gets closer to $30-B, and a lot of stock-holders pumped-up angry about the screw-job. The board/CEO? Wouldn’t shock me if a couple of the board folks exit shortly.