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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. 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.

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

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