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the term 'illegal' here is hard and complex.

Securities law is harder and more complex. :)

IANAL, but anything you do say on a deal can be used as evidence in a deal- even posts to twitter. Remember also, the deal may still not complete, depending on amazon's terms of business and if their shareholders need to vote on it.

The SEC's job is to try and protect everyone's financial interests - and to prevent people from gaming the system. Part of that is to regulate how and what people say during a transaction such as this.

But- the letter is being read, as will all the analyst reports and so on thru wall street... it's just that they speak in a different language- call it their own code. :)



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