ColinDec 17, 2022

Breathing multimillion-dollar contacts to save money in the short term, which is what this looks like to me, seems like a pretty poor strategy.

Especially when you've decimated the legal team that would normally review outside counsel's bills.

Litigation isn't much cheaper than just paying what you owe, and you don't even get a database out of it.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/twitter-stiffs-software-vendor-with-8-million-left-on-contract-lawsuit-says/

Twitter stiffs software vendor with $8 million left on contract, lawsuit says

Lawsuit: Twitter has refused to make required payments since Musk took over.

Ars Technica
Show threadCraryDec 17, 2022
@colin Yeah, I would really love to know the proportion of stupidity to desperation here.
Show threadColinDec 17, 2022
@crary I'm wildly speculating here, but I feel like the plan isn't to maximize Twitter's long-term prospects.
Show threadCrary
@colin Agreed, but even if the move is for some sort of short-term gain, it seems ill-conceived at best!
Dec 17, 2022 at 1:59amWeb
Show threadColinDec 17, 2022
@crary Yeah. Possibly they thought they could postpone the lawsuit, or just expect a bankruptcy to sort everything out.