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Re:Kara Swisher: there will be more departures of top folks ... by FridgeSeal on Friday November 17, 2023 @08:28PM (#38313671)
I don’t buy this narrative that the board is made of “nobodies”. Sure, they might be not be well-known on the SV-board-circuit, but that doesn’t make them unskilled. Nor do I buy that they’re not advised by lawyers; the way I read the board statement is that Altman has lied about _something_ radioactive enough to cause them to dump him basically on the spot, a move that to me, sounds like their legal team went “this is bad, get rid of it”. The speed of it especially makes me think it’s something that had to act quickly on to get ahead of-which would explain the speed with which he was let go, MS was informed, and the public statement was made.
Re:Kara Swisher: there will be more departures of top folks ... by TillE on Friday November 17, 2023 @08:31PM (#38313704)
Yeah I think most of the speculation is way too mundane. Those factional disputes may exist, but it's clear that something big and serious happened to prompt a very sudden firing with that particular statement.
Re:Kara Swisher: there will be more departures of top folks ... by jjeaff on Friday November 17, 2023 @10:37PM (#38314786)
My theory is that there are some hidden, super important details to the whole convoluted structure and its relationship and ownership structure with MSFT that has perhaps just come to light. it seems like such a weird structure, I can imagine it not being too hard to obscure from the board some big sticking points.
Re:Kara Swisher: there will be more departures of top folks ... by psswrd12345 on Friday November 17, 2023 @08:47PM (#38313859)
Exactly.