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If they fired Musk, he would wage a never-ending scorched earth campaign against Tesla, and as an executive he definitely has access to a lot of internal information that would allow him to inflict a ton of damage. At this point their only practical choice is to maintain the status quo by submitting to his demands.

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This is so stupid but you’re probably correct. The board will do whatever he wants because that is the nature of having no collective spine. You cannot stand up.