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		sleepybrett on Nov 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun He could have, at any time, just paid the 1bil breakup free.

epakai on Nov 5, 2022 [–]

That fee was for external factors causing the deal to fail. Musk was already committed. His attempt to walk away was construed as breach of contract, and he would be liable for much more than the fee if that had happened.

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