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Could be and billionaires have a tendency to fall very softly.

I'm still figuring out how the "no due diligence, no exit hatch - final offer" figures into this. Why no not do it like you usually approach a takeover of this scale.

He did try to wiggle out of it almost instantly and found himself locked into the contract by "himself".

To me this feels like he made a fairly emotional decision, used his influential network and personal assets to setup the deal but was afraid to "chicken out"/face reality when given the chance.



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