I know what he said but everyone knows what he meant as well.He offered 1M for his computer.
Doesn't matter what he meant, it's what he said.
The court wasn't hating, they're enforcing the language he used in his offer.
If he said 1M for the information contained on the computer/hard drive, he'd be good.
Don't offer a bunch of money for something then try to be specific after the other side fulfilled their obligation.
The legal system is dynamic, they should understand what he was talking about.
It's not reasonable to assume that someone would pay 500 times more than the actual price for something.. Not the actual value, but the actual price.
If someone kidnaps my say future daughter and I say I'll give 5Ms if you bring back my daughter.
If someone brings her back with a dildo in the ass and 5 bullets in her brain and I refuse to pay.. Would you say "well it's the law, you should've been specific in your statement".
This dude made a hectic pledge in which he planned to follow up, but even with Harvard education h acted drastically and spoke informally.