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Microsoft says Yahoo is rewriting history; Time Warner blocks former AOL chief from Yahoo board seat.

By | August 1, 2008, 12:14pm PDT

Summary: Yahoo’s board meeting is still going but word is that Microsoft has issued a statement criticizing Yahoo’s interpretation of the negotiations. “Yahoo is attempting to rewrite history yet again with statements that are not supported by the facts,” Microsoft says. We’ve put in a request for the full statement and will post it when we receive [...]

Yahoo’s board meeting is still going but word is that Microsoft has issued a statement criticizing Yahoo’s interpretation of the negotiations. “Yahoo is attempting to rewrite history yet again with statements that are not supported by the facts,” Microsoft says.

We’ve put in a request for the full statement and will post it when we receive it.

Also, Techcrunch reports that Time Warner has blocked Yahoo’s plans to add former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller to the board. Miller, one of three proposed directors backed by Carl Icahn, needs Time Warner’s blessing because he is still under a non-compete agreement with AOL.

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RE: Microsoft says Yahoo is rewriting history; Time Warner blocks former AOL chief from Yahoo board seat.
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bjbrock 1st Aug 2008
Microsoft offered them plenty more than Yahoo was worth. There was nothing to negotiate. The board is just trying to cover their butt with the current lawsuits pending against them. If they were really trying to maximize their shareholder's value they would have sold. Yahoo stock price will never be worth what they were offered.
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RE: Microsoft says Yahoo is rewriting history; Time Warner blocks former AOL chief from Yahoo board seat.
hither@... 4th Aug 2008
if this guy Bostock was formerly with the board at Northwest Airlines the trouble is only just beginning. GET RID of him ASAP.
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