They are Nothing if Not Determined
Posted on May 17th, 2011 in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
The Winklevoss twins are taking their case against Mark Zuckerburg and Facebook to the Supreme Court….
You know, people make fun of the Winklevoss twins—or “Winklevi,” as Larry Summers called them not too long ago, rather tackily of him, I thought—but it’s worth considering the possibility that they are motivated by principle more than/as much as greed.
If Mark Zuckerburg really did deceive them about the value of Facebook shares to diminish the settlement they received in court, well, I suppose one could understand being pissed off enough to fight back.
After all, it would be the second major instance in which Zuckerburg lied to the twins.
The media aren’t taking the case seriously…but then, until the 02138 article, they didn’t the last time either.
2 Responses
5/17/2011 12:22 pm
Summers did not coin “Winklevi.” It was what Zuckerberg called them in the movie.
5/17/2011 12:34 pm
I’m well aware of that. Doesn’t mean that Summers has to engage thusly. He’s a former president of Harvard. Can you imagine Derek Bok referring to Harvard alumni by their not-particularly-flattering nickname?