But what is the purpose of saying the sides walk away with nothing? What kind of information does it convey? Obviously if the deal wasn't closed, then it was no

But what is the purpose of saying the sides walk away with nothing? What kind of information does it convey? Obviously if the deal wasn't closed, then it was no success, but it seems to me to say anyone walked away with nothing tries to really communicate that there was no upside whatsoever - and so it's perfectly valid for neycoda to point out it's not actually true.