Expect Elon had this planned out before the first offer.
Funny how it’s been a catty back-and-forth for months.
E: “I’ll buy Twitter.”
T: “No you won’t not ever.”
E: “You don’t have a choice, stock is public for purchase.”
T: “We’ll fite you.”
E: “Ok, I won’t buy.”
T: “Wait, you MUST make an offer. You own too much to stop now.”
E: “Ok, here’s enough to make shareholders happy to sell.”
T: “Not enough.”
E: “Ok, I won’t buy.”
T: “But you PROMISED.”
E: “Ok, I’ll buy but you have to show me the true bot count.”
T: “What bots? there are no bots.”
E: “Half of users are bots. No sale.”
T: “Oh, ha ha, THOSE bots.”
E: “You’re still hiding the true bot count.”
T: “Doesn’t matter, you MUST buy.”
E: “Bot count?”
T: “No.”
E: “I’m out. Bye.”
T: “But you PROMISED.”
E: [walks away]
T: “We’ll SUE!”
E: “Oh, good, you’ll have to show a judge the true bot count.”
...and the saga continues.
Elon himself posted a meme today summarizing this.
This whole thing is great entertainment and a wonderful learning experience as to legal issues involved and strategies deployed.
Much better than any made up television show.