But Larry Paige at Google can call up a broker-- he better get the board's permission-- somebody at Google can call up a broker and make the same statement: we want to buy Google shares.
Find the like-minded men and sit next to them at dinner or call them between board meetings to garner support so you are not carrying the heavy load alone.
Bostock and the rest of the boardcall the offer insufficient and adopt a poison pill-type HR plan to make it virtually impossible for Microsoft to go through with the deal in a hostile manner.