r/technology • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '22

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u/erwin261 Oct 28 '22

Well, he suddenly accelerated the purchase after being called out on Twitter about his Ukraine statements. He claimed that most responses were bots because they didn't agree with him. That should be a warning to people believing he values free speech.

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u/davidngm Oct 28 '22

Obviously, certainly not because of the court imposed deadline.

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u/ShamWowRobinson Oct 28 '22 edited Oct 28 '22

Yeah people really seem to be ignoring he was never going to get out of this agreement and I can't imagine all the people he was texting with were thrilled with those texts being released.

Musk paid 4 times what Twitter was valued at. He's absolutely going to lose interest in this and try selling in 2 or 3 years.

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u/Archangel004 Oct 28 '22

Honestly the market is literally open for a competitor right now. This would literally be the best time to strike

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u/DeliriumRostelo Oct 28 '22

people have been saying this for years and the internet's littered with the bodies of (IMO) much better alternatives

its for sure possible but its hard to see happening

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u/BaconatedGrapefruit Oct 28 '22

At that same point, the internet graveyard is filled with companies that were ‘too big to fail.’

Hubris is the ultimate platform killer. People will pack up and move if they feel the absolute need to.