AnonymousChef's comment is pretty helpful in explaining this, but there's one thing I don't get -- why would the NYT choose to pay back the loan early if they h

AnonymousChef's comment is pretty helpful in explaining this, but there's one thing I don't get -- why would the NYT choose to pay back the loan early if they have to pay both the interest and the 5% early termination fee (larger than most cell phone company's ETFs)? I assume it wasn't Slim's choice to have them pay it back early, so they weren't forced to.