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>Investors already put their money in at around $157B+ and are not willing to take a price cut down to less than $100BN.

This is for a controlling stake, not outright ownership, isn't it?



Considering musks history, its also possible he doesn't actually want the deal and is doing it for other reasons.

While I think the purchase of Twitter was ultimately in his favor, he definitely had buyers remorse back then.


https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/07/softbank-set-to-invest-40-bi...

By sending the message that he wants to buy at 97B, he could imply that 260B is clearly exaggerated and create fear for these investors.


That's hilariously nonsensical.

Hey Sam, I'll buy it for tree-fiddy, good luck getting anyone to invest at a bigger valuation now!


You sure ?

Seeing Elon Musk, it could be a plausible move to screw financing for OpenAI.

Without financing OpenAI may not have enough runway to survive. That would create a bigger market for x.AI, and also as a bonus act as a personal revenge on OpenAI.

https://openai.com/index/openai-elon-musk/

Musk is clearly referring on their lack of funds at the end of this message.


distillate is a noun, not a verb

Edit: I love the edit, it's very straightforward now!


Yes but why would investors on the board who own a piece of OpenAI at 157B be ok with a sale at a smaller valuation?


Cash in hand might be better than trusting that valuation.




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