the bots were more than what twitter publicly disclosed.
and the price dropped to around end of march levels, right before elon proposed to buy twitter. not sure what argument you're talking about with respect to "price dropped".
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and the price dropped to around end of march levels, right before elon proposed to buy twitter. not sure what argument you're talking about with respect to "price dropped".
People with Asperger's often struggle in social situations and can come across as weird, rude or irritating, and have a tendency to say stupid or childish things. Elon is just doing this on a massive scale in the biggest social setting there is... the internet. I honestly think he means well, and most people just completely misunderstand him. He is just a mega geek who wants to turn his childhood sci-fi dreams into reality. He doesn't care about money, other than as a means to achieve those goals. Yes he has lots of bad opinions and messes up a lot... but his illness also gives him a way of thinking and obsessive determination that has helped him to build companies that have finally achieved things that nobody else would have even attempted. One thing's for sure he has done a lot more for the world than the people who sit around criticising him. The world in general needs more people who are willing to take risks and actually get things done...
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if it was, he would have done a quote retweet instead of a reply to someone's tweet.
He stated Twitter was overrun with bots and fake uses and then claimed he backed out of the deal because it wasn't disclosed to him that Twitter was overrun with bots and fake users. That's called being a liar. And welcher. And the court will handle it appropriately. Not to mention he waived his right to due diligence so his entire claim is moot anyway. His big mouth is going to cost him 10 figures.
That is why I openly questioned why anyone would want to do business with him.
was $2k years ago. don't know what you're talking about. turned $15k just last a few days ago.
Twitter disclosed 5% bot figure. Elon suspect that is a lie. It violates closing conditions.
He waived pre-signing due diligence in exchange for "broad information rights" which is discussed in detail in the agreement. Twitter has not completed that part of the step.
Elon didn't rely on the 5% figure because he openly stated it was far more than that before he did the deal, meaning he did the deal with the full understanding and belief the number was far greater than 5%. It begins and ends with that. He'll be laughed out of the courtroom after he writes a 10-figure parting check. And Twitter did supply him with all the information they deemed reasonable for how they arrived at 5%. He claims he needs more, which is interesting since he already said before the deal he knew it was far more than 5%. Maybe his left brain should consult with his right brain for the information he claims he already had anyway.
Based on what? Elon's claims to that effect? Regardless, it doesn't matter whether its true or not since Elon openly claimed the number was far more than 5% before he did the deal. If he knew it was far more than 5% then why would he still do the deal, then later claim he wants to back out because it's far more than 5%? What do you think a judge will say to his absurd claimed reason for backing out of the deal?
The price dropped after he entered the deal, with the overall downturn in the market.
i don't recall which tweet where it suggested he suspect it was more than 5% before the deal. i'm sure he suspected it was a lot, but i don't recall specifically he said more than 5%. do you have that tweet?
also, the whistleblower complaint more than likely violates closing conditions regarding pending liabilities. to which was recently added to the lawsuit. elon has plenty to work with in this case.
based on the whistleblower complaint. that complaint was entered into the lawsuit as evidence recently.
price is still above as before elon started buying twitter shares. elon had every intention of paying the premium.
Have you pre-paid for an Apple car? Have they announced they are making one?
Use just now? 2016 is just now? Yes back then it was $12,000 and recently increased to $15,000 but still doesn’t work.
Musk backed out of the deal before the whistleblower's complaint. So unless Elon has a time machine he can't claim that's his excuse for backing out. He is in constructive breach of the contract, which occurred the day he openly reneged on the deal. The fact information developed afterwards isn't going reverse his breach. Plus there's nothing in the whistleblower's complaint that states the company has information which contradicts their 5% fake-account projection.
What difference does the current stock price make? He's locked into a deal to pay $54.20/share. When the market dropped after he signed the deal he decided he wanted to back out.
Except SpaceX and T-Mobile just announced a major partnership regarding this very thing just a couple days ago…
He not only claimed openly stated Twitter was overrun with bots and spam he claimed one of the reasons he wanted to buy Twitter was to fix the problem. This will be a tough one to explain to the judge.
There are no closing conditions because Elon waived his right to due diligence. Elon's only recourse is proving outright fraud on the part of Twitter, which he's nowhere close to proving.
Meaning it's a tough business model based on recent history.
How satellites and mobile networks will compete: Madden
Think of it as a beacon or smoke signal for now.I’m assuming all the Cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth turn off when in SAT mode.
And what’s the power draw and heat generated in SAT mode? It’ll say don’t hold it near your head. Probably limited to once every few minutes.
Just don't let the laws of physics hit you...
The satellites that the iPhone 14 connects to are nearly 3x further away than Starlink satellites. Even with this starlink and T-Mobile partnership, they said it’s very limited bandwidth.
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What are you talking about? It was not $12,000 in 2016.
A quick Google search shows it was raised to $12k earlier this year and it was $3,000 in 2016.
In 2020 I remember it was around $7,000.
Don’t want that. Just need an App Store in Tesla that has Waze. That’s all is missing.
Starlink? Whatever... fairly certain this story is 100% in Elon's head.
Interesting that Apple went with GlobalStar rather than Iridium. I'm assuming because of cost and the lesser-demanding (relatively speaking) use case they're aiming the service at - at least for the time being. For anyone unfamiliar with Satellite Communicators, the cheaper SPOT system (which uses GlobalStar) doesn't have the best reputation for coverage, speed and reliability. The now-Garmin owned InReach system uses Iridium, which has better coverage and is generally quite reliable (usual caveats regarding satellite comms notwithstanding) but is more expensive (both device and ongoing subscription cost).
I'm not about to ditch my InReach anytime soon (non-emergency two-way comms and regular, reliable ping to base is too useful) but it's still a nice feature to see that will invariably end up saving some lives.
Interesting that Apple went with GlobalStar rather than Iridium. I'm assuming because of cost and the lesser-demanding (relatively speaking) use case they're aiming the service at - at least for the time being. For anyone unfamiliar with Satellite Communicators, the cheaper SPOT system (which uses GlobalStar) doesn't have the best reputation for coverage, speed and reliability. The now-Garmin owned InReach system uses Iridium, which has better coverage and is generally quite reliable (usual caveats regarding satellite comms notwithstanding) but is more expensive (both device and ongoing subscription cost).
I'm not about to ditch my InReach anytime soon (non-emergency two-way comms and regular, reliable ping to base is too useful) but it's still a nice feature to see that will invariably end up saving some lives.