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X's Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We'll Sue

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Re: X's Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We'll Sue

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Post by ryandvm »

ohashi wrote: post #5

"People close to X said the platform pressed vendors that were supplying it with goods or services to spend money on advertising. X is a customer of Amazon Web Services, its cloud-computing unit, and had past-due bills for that. X used those unpaid bills as leverage during negotiations, according to people familiar with the matter." So Elon doesn't pay his bills either. Not surprising. I wish Amazon just cut services…

Of course he doesn't. You don't get ultra wealthy by being fair. I would like to introduce the "Ascensional Triad Theory of Success".

In order to be extremely successful, you must have 2 of the following 3 ingredients:

   * Unusual skill
   * Serendipity
   * Ethical laxity

Re: X's Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We'll Sue

#13

Post by mcphage »

Braxton1980 wrote: post #7
mcphage wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, they’re hoping that all these companies just fold. Which, let’s face it, they might: companies aren’t at all known for bravery. Still, it probably would have been better for X to sue before Musk and Trump had their Very Public Breakup, since there would be that additional threat of government intervention.

Now that Musk has fallen out with Trump (if real) he can't rely on Trump's corruption to help him.

Yeah, this would have been a much better shakedown a few weeks ago.

Re: X's Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We'll Sue

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Post by myvoiceismypass »

mcphage wrote: post #6
a_shovel wrote: post #3

I wonder if the additional ad revenue X gets by suing companies that aren't advertising with them will be enough to cover the expenses of suing companies that aren't advertising with them.

Well, they’re hoping that all these companies just fold. Which, let’s face it, they might: companies aren’t at all known for bravery. Still, it probably would have been better for X to sue before Musk and Trump had their Very Public Breakup, since there would be that additional threat of government intervention.

I thought they were back together as of today?

Re: X's Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We'll Sue

#16

Post by QuantumGood »

ryandvm wrote: post #11
ohashi wrote: post #5

"People close to X said the platform pressed vendors that were supplying it with goods or services to spend money on advertising. X is a customer of Amazon Web Services, its cloud-computing unit, and had past-due bills for that. X used those unpaid bills as leverage during negotiations, according to people familiar with the matter." So Elon doesn't pay his bills either. Not surprising. I wish Amazon just cut services…

Of course he doesn't. You don't get ultra wealthy by being fair. I would like to introduce the "Ascensional Triad Theory of Success". In order to be extremely successful, you must have 2 of the following 3 ingredients: * Unusual skill * Serendipity * Ethical laxity

The Russian maxim "Never ask a Billionaire how he made his first million" comes to mind.

Re: X's Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We'll Sue

#17

Post by mcphage »

myvoiceismypass wrote: post #15
mcphage wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, they’re hoping that all these companies just fold. Which, let’s face it, they might: companies aren’t at all known for bravery. Still, it probably would have been better for X to sue before Musk and Trump had their Very Public Breakup, since there would be that additional threat of government intervention.

I thought they were back together as of today?

I dunno, I have trouble keeping up with celebrity relationships.
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