▲ 413 ▼ Twitter Turning Into X Is Set to Kill Billions in Brand Value (www.bnnbloomberg.ca) submitted 3 years ago by Navarian@lemm.ee to c/technology@beehaw.org 127 comments fedilink hide all child comments An estimated $4 to $20 billion in value, what is he thinking?
[–] croxis@kbin.social 60 points 3 years ago (2 children) He is the only share owner. He bought the whole company. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kerrigor@kbin.social 23 points 3 years ago Oh shit, I thought he just bought a majority stake in it. Sucks that he's able to disrupt so many employees' lives in the process of his tantrums & acid trip ideas. permalink fedilink source parent [–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) The second largest investors in Elon's Twitter are the Saudis. They might not take kindly to such antics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beefcat@beehaw.org 37 points 3 years ago (1 child) The Saudi Arabians have hated Twitter for over a decade now thanks to the role it played in the Arab Spring movement. I wouldn't be surprised if they helped Elon buy it just to kill it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 17 points 3 years ago Yes, that does make a lot of sense. A few billion to take down Twitter is a great investment for them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kerrigor@kbin.social 23 points 3 years ago Oh shit, I thought he just bought a majority stake in it. Sucks that he's able to disrupt so many employees' lives in the process of his tantrums & acid trip ideas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) The second largest investors in Elon's Twitter are the Saudis. They might not take kindly to such antics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beefcat@beehaw.org 37 points 3 years ago (1 child) The Saudi Arabians have hated Twitter for over a decade now thanks to the role it played in the Arab Spring movement. I wouldn't be surprised if they helped Elon buy it just to kill it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 17 points 3 years ago Yes, that does make a lot of sense. A few billion to take down Twitter is a great investment for them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beefcat@beehaw.org 37 points 3 years ago (1 child) The Saudi Arabians have hated Twitter for over a decade now thanks to the role it played in the Arab Spring movement. I wouldn't be surprised if they helped Elon buy it just to kill it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 17 points 3 years ago Yes, that does make a lot of sense. A few billion to take down Twitter is a great investment for them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz 17 points 3 years ago Yes, that does make a lot of sense. A few billion to take down Twitter is a great investment for them. permalink fedilink source parent