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> Clearly Musk is in the latter camp. Is he actually thought? If so, why did he try to maneuver out of the deal right up until it was clear he would not be abl

• PM_me_your_math 4y ago
  I'd imagine Twitter withholding data would make any potential buyer have doubts. He also could have been trying for a better price, which any buyer is foolish not to at least try. Or he wanted to box them into a deal with a take-away, forcing twitter to publicly state intentions to complete the deal. All of this, (yours & mine), are still purely speculative.
• ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago
  Because the tech market crashed right after his pledge and it makes no good financial sense to go through with a deal that includes a massive loss from the outset unless you're absolutely compelled to. I don't see the causal connection people are drawing between this and his motivations and his vision for twitter, it's purely a financial logical decision to try to renegotiate or cancel the deal given the current market conditions.