Dear Sterling: I'd like to know how WW's now going to gain support of the merger by his 'followers' when a large part of his attack has been based on his contentions that HP has deceived shareholders with their numbers and projections. The buying or strong-arming votes from DB can easily be put to the side in my opinion, but his other claims can not.
Personally, the only way I can see for WW to get _some_ of his followers to now shift and feel good about, be pro-merger, is for WW to make some kind of statement of contrition in which **he** admits lying to, manipulating people. He can say he did this unintentionally because he, in turn, had **BAD** advice from parties who placed their pockets over his and HP's interests. The verdict of the judge is not enough. WW has to quench back of the mind suspicion that the judge just didn't have enough evidence, which does exist but WW wasn't able to get.
Basically, he has to say something which will get a lot of people angry because they will feel WW manipulated them. The judge ruled WW's contentions have no merit. Now it's up to WW to get his court of public opinion to totally agree with the judge. His statement last night is not enough.
Regards,
Lynn |
