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They'd do it with a big enough check.

Tim's on the low end of billionaires. Google can easily buy him out.

How would that qualify as a ‘hostile’ takeover?

it wouldn't. it's clear sweeney is just trying to garner attention and sympathy with claims like this (and very specifically, the terms he used).

This is emblematic and why I struggle with Sweeney.