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lkrupp said:

If the deal falls through I think the SEC would have a good case of fraud to bring against Musk. Looking like this was all theatre from the get-go.

So on your planet, the person who catches the criminal is the one who gets punished?
Please correct me if I am wrong, but I don't believe that Musk filed the SEC report for Twitter.

A pre-closure audit is commonplace before a sale of any company is made.  The audit is generally an accounting of the staff, property, financial, taxes, HR and payroll, compensation packages, benefits packages, Board of Directors compensations, primary Stock Holders and breakdown of Debts and Obligations, along with Revenues and analysis of Cost of Operations.  Exposing fraud, is not a crime.

How are fraudulent SEC filings by Twitter, somehow Musk's fault?  All Musk did was read the forms, and calculate a value based on the reported number of Active Subscribers.

Seems that Twitter is the one that not only misrepresented themselves, but also committed fraud to both stockholders, as well as advertisers.  I would expect to see a class action lawsuit from stockholders, as well as advertisers, who made business decisions, based upon what is supposed to be accurate data.

Secondly, fraud in vitiates EVERYTHING.  If you agree to buy a house that you are told in writing, is 4,000 sq-ft.  You have the architectural drawings on file (analogy with the SEC filings), you have the Realtor's Contract in hand - and it all says 4,000 sq-ft; but you find out that it's actually much less than 4,000 sq-ft - how is it that somehow this is your fault?  How would it be that you are still required to purchase a contract, that was presented to you, fraudulently?  How would you be liable for the Down Payment you made?

Simply said - you would not.  You would be entitled to all of  your money back; and the seller would be on the hook for your time, costs and efforts.  The Realtor would likely be investigated for a breach of ethics (if they exist).  Twitter is the one who lied, Twitter is the one that filed false SEC claims.  Seems pretty clear cut.

Why is society so intent upon blaming technology, for the actions of an individual?  This is the actions, of an individual, who made the decision to track another human illegally, with intent to harass or intimidate.  Whether he used an Apple device, or an Android device, or any other electronic means of doing so - really doesn't matter.

The individual decided to force his will upon an unwilling victim.  Do we blame Black and Decker when I smash my thumb, because I can't hit a nail?  Do we blame Budweiser, if some idiot drinks too much?  How about we blame the individual?

Because nothing buys consumer loyalty like spying on a user account. If you have 2 simultaneous streams, that could be from different states; that’s one thing.  But 10+ simultaneous streams from a single account is completely different. 

Steve Jobs DROPPED OUT of College, he had his own area of expertise, he was a visionary - and Woz was an exceptional engineer.  I am sure that 95% of the engineering students graduating today wouldn't measure up to Woz's standards, in that Woz is a technical genius.  He took what Jobs envisioned, and made it a reality.  IMHO, neither one would have been wildly successful without the other.  They needed each other, they were friends, and they worked exceptionally well together.  Steve did what he could, and Woz did what he did - it's merely a statement of fact.