According to the latest news, the annual drama of tech tycoon Musk and Twitter has finally come to an end. Tesla CEO, and Starlink boss Elon Musk still achieved his best goal and acquired Twitter. Although he regretted turning against each other several times during this process, and the final "reconciliation" was mostly forced, but there was always a beginning and an end.
Since Twitter has been privatized, the unhappy process in the past has been revealed. How will Musk use Twitter to achieve "subversion" and achieve his goals next?
44 billion US dollars, where did Musk make so much money
According to foreign media reports, Musk spent 44 billion US dollars to privatize Twitter (about 317.7 billion yuan). This high cost has shocked netizens around the world. In fact, Musk did not really give $44 billion directly, after all, this is a considerable amount.
It is reported that more than half of this 44 billion US dollars come from Musk's personal stock mortgage and cash. In addition, less than $20 billion, some of them come from some funders who invest in this acquisition plan, including the founder of Oracle , Qatar Holdings, Prince Avalid of Saudi , etc.
plus the large loans obtained from the bank, Musk finally raised the $44 billion. In short, even if Musk is the richest man in the world, he will inevitably feel distressed if he sells such a large sum of money.
executives have been fired. Musk wants to manage Twitter in his own way
"The new official takes office for three fires." Musk has long had his own opinions on Twitter, and a reorganization from top to bottom is inevitable. There was previously news that Musk wanted to fire 75% of Twitter employees, leaving only 25%. So I don’t know how accurate this news is, but Musk has indeed laid off many of the original executives.
So how will Musk subvert Twitter, make him change his appearance, regain people's love, and earn back the cost? What Musk himself said is that he wants to build Twitter into a super APP: the universal app "X". This APP will be a "one-stop store" where users can implement almost all daily consumption functions.
Musk also said that this was learned from "WeChat", which is really surprising.
Musk's real purpose
But is this Musk's real purpose? The author believes that this can only be regarded as Musk's idea, not Musk's real purpose. At least he definitely didn't think so at the beginning.
The power of Twitter lies in social interaction and speech. Musk once expressed a little bit of his willingness to run for president, which has become a topic of conversation for many people. Therefore, a considerable number of voices believe that the purpose of Musk's acquisition of Twitter is to influence public opinion and prepare for his election as president.
sounds a bit unreliable, and I don’t agree with it.
Most people agree that Musk’s purpose of acquiring from the beginning was to use the influence of Twitter’s public opinion to advertise for himself and do business. Because after all, Musk is a businessman, and making money is the most important thing in his mind.
Musk's wide range of fields and his dependence on the power of public opinion are likely to be the most prominent among American technology giants. He himself is actually the best advertiser. Acquisition of Twitter not only contributes to his business empire, but also lays the foundation for public opinion.
