Yahoo drew up a plan to reject a Microsoft takeover bid months before its $45bn offer, according to newly released court documents revealing the lengths the company went to in its attempts to avoid being swallowed up by the technology giant.The web firm had also previously rejected the idea of a Google tie-up on competition grounds, according to court documents made public in the US yesterday.
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Yahoo takeover: board had early plans to reject Microsoft bid, papers reveal
Yahoo drew up a plan to reject a Microsoft takeover bid months before its $45bn offer, according to newly released court documents revealing the lengths the company went to in its attempts to avoid being swallowed up by the technology giant.