Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private

Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by paxys on Thursday April 14, 2022 @02:44PM (#31031454)

Think about it this way – if Twitter shares were to rise ~17% from where they are today, would >50% of investors immediately hit the sell button? If not, then why would the same number agree to this deal?

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by vanjajaja1 on Thursday April 14, 2022 @03:10PM (#31031855)

The difference is that one option is selling a declining company today for 17% bonus, the other option is selling a company that has shown 17% growth. Its not the same comparison

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by polishTar on Thursday April 14, 2022 @03:29PM (#31032106)

There's a selection bias you need to consider. Twitter investors probably wouldn't be Twitter investors if they thought it was on the decline without significant growth prospects.

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by riffraff on Saturday April 16, 2022 @12:24AM (#31049456)

Again, the 17% growth has to be considered with time in mind.

If I guarantee you a 1000% return on your investment, would you give me a random amount of money?

Probably not, if this happens in 50 years, but very likely if it's in 5.

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