The dramatic story developed around the anticipated clash between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg is going to stop. The competition between the two titans of the technology industry has taken unexpected turns. At first, Musk—the eccentric billionaire well-known for his endeavors in electric cars and space exploration—was scheduled to face Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in this well-reported fight. But all that was to come to an abrupt stop when Musk had to pull out of the battle because he was about to have surgery. It leaves the tech world abuzz with speculation.
However, the dramatic encounter between these two tech titans seems far from done. In a recent development, Musk has made an outrageous offer to Mark Zuckerberg, the proprietor of Meta, Facebook’s parent company.
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He proposed a staggering sum of $1 billion in exchange for a single, seemingly harmless act i.e. renaming Facebook. The outrageous offer rocked the business circles which has heightened the already intense rivalry between the two powerful people. Many people characterized it as another dramatic turn in their continuing story.
Elon Musk’s suggestion of renaming Facebook shocks everyone
Tech tycoon Elon Musk has presented the CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg with an intriguing offer: he will give Zuckerberg a whopping $1 billion in return for changing the name of the massive social media company from Facebook to “Faceboo*.”
Musk made a quirky suggestion on social media, saying,
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“Think of how much cheerier the online experience would be when logging onto ‘Faceboo*.’ I’ve even sketched out some brilliant ideas for a new site logo, if I may say so myself. Just doing my bit for the betterment of humanity.”
It would be a much better name! https://t.co/FNggp3FO2U
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2023
Musk’s unusual proposal comes after another recent one in which he offered $1 billion to the massive online encyclopedia Wikipedia in exchange for a renaming to “Di*pedia.” Notably, Musk included a disclaimer, stating that the new name would need to be used for a considerable amount of time—nearly a year. Reposting the Babylon Bee, Musk reiterated his claim that “it would be a much better name.”
Here’s how netizens reacted to the news
The Truth is that it looks better that way
.. pic.twitter.com/YG032BkCFz— (@Caesar_United) November 1, 2023
I think fakeboob better then Facebook() pic.twitter.com/AK93Wd13uB
— Gauravgupta (@Gauravg2152) November 1, 2023
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Drop the ‘Face’, just ‘Boobs’. It’s cleaner. pic.twitter.com/RDGebbH7w4
— Privileged Traveler (@P_Traveler_) November 1, 2023
When asked why ‘Faceboob,’ Elon said, ‘It’s the breast choice for a social network!’#ElonMusk pic.twitter.com/K1qtsBcUzF
— Muhammad Zeshan Akhtar (@NFTBuzz2) November 1, 2023
— The Rabbi of Poetry (@FREDelicious1) November 1, 2023
If Facebook works as Faceboob only, why change the name? pic.twitter.com/bJGFDz1xeG
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) November 1, 2023
However, the industry is taking notice of Musk’s irrational attempts to change the titles of these behemoths of technology. His unusual sense of humor and tendency to create waves in the IT and internet world have become more and more outrageous lately. It remains to be seen if these offerings will result in significant advancements or continue to serve as evidence of Musk’s quirkiness.
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