I am Sabbath observant, and I consider the requirement to unplug once a week a real blessing. Perhaps this is confirmation bias, but I feel my work benefits from a relaxation day. I couldn't imagine working a week where I have no end in sight.
Agree, I've spoken with VC's who said getting liquidity for founders ended up ruining the companies because all the founders cared about was finding ways to create more liquidity.
That's not the question, the question is whether we want to allow practices like this that encourage companies spending time and energy figuring out how to screw each other?
We should allow practices that tend to make companies compete to produce the best product. Too many people will read this story and think how cool Uber was to come up with this strategy.
The point of posting these articles here on HN is not to talk about Trump's intentions or qualifications. Trump's strategy is something you can and should apply: stay away from details and make people think past the close.