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> From what I can tell, it was x.com even after the merger with Confinity, and the change to PayPal didn’t happen until after Thiel took over.
Elon wanted to rebrand PayPal, the product that had been acquired with Confinity, after the company name, X.
AFter Musk was forced out as CEO (the second time) the company, X, was renamed after the product, PayPal.
So, you’re both right.
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> From what I can tell, it was x.com even after the merger with Confinity, and the change to PayPal didn’t happen until after Thiel took over.
Elon wanted to rebrand PayPal, the product that had been acquired with Confinity, after the company name, X.
AFter Musk was forced out as CEO (the second time) the company, X, was renamed after the product, PayPal.
So, you’re both right.