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Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it. (mashable.com)
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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

True, but it's still worth criticizing because of him being so dickish about it. He even renamed the account @x12345678998765.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And he could have gone down the "Mike Row Soft" route and offered the guy some free stuff as compensation. Terms allowing them to do something doesn't mean they have to be dicks about it.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Exactly! Musk is being an asshole because he can and he likes it. Sure, he has every right to be an asshole just like Jason Aldean has the right to release a racist song. That doesn't make them free from criticism.