After a weeks-long stalemate, Twitter's (TWTR, $39.53 June 9, $30.21 billion market cap) board plans to comply with Musk's demands to provide access to its entire “Firehose” database, i.e. daily Publish a data stream of over 500 million tweets.
With so much pressure on Twitter, what kind of medicine is Musk's gourd selling?
In response, Michael L. Nelson, a professor of computer science at Old Dominion University in the United States, said in an email response to a request for comment from a reporter from the “Daily Economic News”, “Musk's response to Twitter user data The request and any subsequent analysis is a delaying tactic, and Musk may be fighting a protracted battle to force a settlement at a lower price.” Professor Nelson’s research areas include network science, online fake accounts, and data preservation .
For Musk, who is well versed in the value of data, will the repeated “tug-of-war” with Twitter be “a drunkard's intention not to drink”?
What does Musk want to do?
It has been nearly a month since Musk first raised the issue of Twitter's fake account, to the constant threat to shelve the $44 billion acquisition on the grounds of “providing relevant data” to Twitter's final compromise.
Regarding Musk's $44 billion offer, Professor Nelson said it was a bit difficult to understand. He told the “Daily Economic News” reporter, “Firehose's data can already be used commercially. I don't know how much Firehose is priced at. Some websites said It’s $2,500/month. But no matter what the actual cost is, it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the $44 billion offer,” he told reporters.
In response to Musk's repeated “threats” to Twitter in recent times, Professor Nelson said, “This may be a strategy to get Tesla's share price back up, as it is widely believed that Tesla's recent share price decline is related to (Musk's pledge to specialize) Sla stock financing) acquisition of Twitter. Musk may fight a protracted battle to force a settlement at a lower price.”
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