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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Here’s the Story of a Worried Workforce…

So, reportedly Microsoft will have a town hall meeting for its employees today, in which execs will undoubtedly face questions about the still-unresolved Yahoo takeover battle.

They probably don’t need a meeting to know what’s up, because tensions and disgruntlement within the company are rising even more about the issue, especially in the wake of news this week that Microsoft has also prepared a generous $1.5 billion retention package to hold onto Yahoos in the event of a takeover.

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Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau in 1997 and also wrote the BoomTown column about the sector. With Walt Mossberg, she co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech and media conference. Read more »

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