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by leroy_masochist 3236 days ago
> If all they wanted was a way out why tarnish their own image by filing this law suit and make benchmark look less founder-friendly and supposedly create leaks which make Uber look even worse.

Because they're trying to shape the battlespace of public debate to create the best possible conditions for a resolution of this standoff in a way that gives them liquidity for their investment at a valuation approaching Uber's last round.