[thr0wawayf00]

But why did he fight so hard to back out? I just can't understand why someone with a grand vision for Twitter puts in an offer in April and spends the next 6 months and millions on lawyers fighting to get out of the deal.

[cdash]

It is pretty simple, he didn't want to back out. The stock market fell out and he wanted to renegotiate the price.

[rmbyrro]

He didn't become the richest (declared) person on Earth by having an agreeable personality...