Elon Musk hinted at the creation of an “everything app” shortly after once again offering to buy Twitter for $44 billion.
The world’s richest man, 51, first sought to buy the microblogging platform for said price in April. However, he tried to back out from the deal two months later, triggering a legal battle that experts said would ultimately have resulted in his loss.
On Monday, the Tesla chief made the U-turn in a letter sent by his lawyer to Twitter’s legal team. In it, he expressed his intent to close the original deal, which was valued at $54.20 per share.
Musk tweeted Tuesday night that the buyout will accelerate the development of “X,” which he described as “the everything app.” X Holdings I, Inc. and X Holdings II, Inc., which are mentioned in the letter, are expected to absorb Twitter once the acquisition is complete.
Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2022
Musk’s history with the letter “X” dates back to his online bank, X.com, which merged with Confinity to create PayPal in 2000. He re-acquired the domain in 2007 for an undisclosed amount.
The surprise teaser quickly sprung speculations about products or services X may offer. Some believe it will be a larger social media platform, while others suspect it will be “the death of Amazon.”
Meanwhile, some referred to Musk’s vision of a WeChat outside of China. There, the app serves as a social networking site, an instant messaging service, a gaming network, a news portal, a payments processor, an e-commerce hub and a ride-hailing platform.
“There’s no WeChat equivalent out of China,” Musk told Twitter employees in a town hall meeting in June. “There’s a real opportunity to create that.”
One Twitter user said it may be easier to start X from scratch. In response, Musk estimated that the Twitter buyout “probably accelerates X by three to five years, but I could be wrong.”
As of this writing, X.com contains nothing but a small letter “x” on a white background; however, Musk’s fans are thrilled that he has “marked the spot.”
Finally you’re gonna do something with https://t.co/ivPt0ZaNts, the allmighty abandoned domain!! Count me in, whatever that project is 🤣
— Dalas Review (@DalasReview) October 4, 2022
Elon Musk owns https://t.co/aHQNEnBk0r but it has been a blank slate for some time now. Can’t wait to see what’s to come!
— LilHumansBigImpact 🇺🇦 (@BigImpactHumans) October 5, 2022
Years ago @elonmusk had a plan for https://t.co/euBu19Valr: biggest company in the world! Everything digital can be done on https://t.co/93ciyYkDu7. Think shopping, payments, town square, banking, stock, crypto, earning money by sharing content . . . All AI facilitated ‼️
— B Burnworth (@bburnworth) October 5, 2022
Can’t wait to see what’s in store for https://t.co/ZNlvNTeYb7. This outstanding domain, owned by Elon, has been parked for decades, waiting to become the backbone of a big brand. #ElonMusk #twitter https://t.co/rxUhy4qQd8
— The Anomaly (@anomalycrypto) October 5, 2022
Oh yes!
.@elonmusk
You created the best early internet payment option.
I hope https://t.co/9829ohmSOf will have the best $Doge wallet yet!
Making paying individuals and businesses seamless for their goods and services🙏🖤 ty for all you do.#KeepDogeProofOfWork#ForThePeople 🐾— AcceptÐoge🫀 (@DogeAccept) October 5, 2022
Twitter is currently discussing Musk’s offer, according to the Washington Post. However, its lawsuit remains active and will likely continue until the deal is officially closed.
“Twitter is probably going to say, ‘look, we definitely want to engage you on this … But we’ve still got a trial on Oct 17 and until this is signed, sealed and delivered, we’ve got to get ready for trial,” Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, told CNN Business.
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