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Winklevoss Twins Finally Give Up Fighting Facebook

Posted by samzenpus on from the keep-on-rowing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's former Harvard classmates Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss, who accuse him of stealing their idea for the social network, have decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court. In a filing today with the federal court in San Francisco, the duo said that after 'careful consideration,' they decided not to seek Supreme Court review of the $65 million settlement."

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  1. I would have given up a while ago by the_humeister · · Score: 4, Insightful

    and bought my own tropical island to live on.

  2. The preferred nomenclature by IvyMike · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, the preferred nomenclature is "Winklevii".

  3. Thank Goodness! by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've been having a hard time sleeping at night, with all this uncertainty as to which set of narcissistic pricks would end up minting a giant pile of pretend internet money during the fools-from-their-money-parted IPO... I feel so much better now that the matter is settled.

    1. Re:Thank Goodness! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Normally jealousy is unbecoming, but it looks fabulous on you.

  4. Just a thought... by zill · · Score: 3, Interesting

    $65 million

    Suppose I had a nemesis and I won the lottery, I would immediately send my nemesis a check for $1000 just to piss him off. He would anguish over it for weeks and would never cash it in the end.

    Seeing as how Zuckerberg's personal wealth is around $13.5 billion, this $65 million probably served a similar purpose.

    1. Re:Just a thought... by nomadic · · Score: 3, Informative

      They come from family money, too; their father runs a successful actuarial consulting company that I've dealt with, and if he chose they could have never worked again without the $65 million dollars.

    2. Re:Just a thought... by SlithyMagister · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just in case -- I am now your nemesis
      --but I WILL cash it

  5. Why not? by phantomfive · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd have done it, just for kicks. What other excitement exists in the life of a multi-millionaire, besides suing each other and being sued?

    --
    "First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
    1. Re:Why not? by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Banging gold-digging super models from what I've heard.

      --
      I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
  6. Re:Good for them by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...maintaining their basis at-par (inflation adjusted) with a conservative portfolio.

    Or they could spend it all on hookers and blow in the first year, dieing penniless, unloved, and face down in their own vomit. Send your suggestions to winklevossmillions.org today.