We continue to believe that an acquisition of Take-Two by EA is in the best interests of your shareholders, employees and other constituents, and we remain interested in acquiring Take-Two.
While I still doubt that any of this was intentional, the very best possible thing for EA to do under the circumstances was turn on the Welcome sign and buy a round on the house.
We believe that moving quickly to negotiate and conclude our proposed merger is in the best interests of Take-Two and EA. Waiting for a later date leaves open significant uncertainty regarding the timing, the probability and the value of a potential transaction, and is not in the best interests of either company or Take-Two's stockholders.
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