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Microsoft tells Yahoo shareholders to fire the board if they want to merge

July 7, 2008

Microsoft has just given Yahoo! shareholders that want the company to merge an ultimatum: fire the members of the Yahoo! board and buyout talks can resume. Yahoo’s annual meeting takes place on August 1st, so the timeline is rapidly approaching.

The full letter is available at Valleywag

Posted in Power Struggles, Stock Market by Jacopo Kane
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