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Re:Judge Refuses to Allow Sale of Infowars to The Onion by toomuchtodo on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @10:12AM (#42388514)
> The creditors own the asset

If this is the case, dollars voted are less important than outcome value to the creditors. It is their asset, no? They are assigning value and signaling accordingly.

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Re:Judge Refuses to Allow Sale of Infowars to The Onion by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @10:20AM (#42388620)
> dollars voted are less important than outcome value to the creditors. It is their asset, no?

Sure. I’m trying to approximate a metric that gives their weighted interest. My point is the owners of the asset are selling it, and it seems their interests are obviously maximised by one bid.

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