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Re:Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics for nearly $1B by itsoktocry on Monday January 11, 2021 @08:55AM (#25728862)
>Considering their current market cap, it surprises me that Tesla or Space X didn’t pick up BD.

Perhaps companies are leery of accepting Tesla's inflated shares as currency in any deal. SpaceX is still continuously raising cash, so I doubt they have a billion dollars to spend willy-nilly.

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Re:Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics for nearly $1B by kaibee on Monday January 11, 2021 @09:08AM (#25728996)
If they were, they could still sell them off immediately.
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Re:Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics for nearly $1B by janitor_monkey on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:02PM (#25732970)
Usually, there are lock up periods for those, plus the uncertainty between when the operation starts being discussed, an agreement is made and shareholders approve. What will Tesla be worth in a year?
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Re:Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics for nearly $1B by davidivadavid on Monday January 11, 2021 @09:46AM (#25729450)
I doubt they would allow that.
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