I probably should have met with Carl earlier, before the proxy fight, to lay out what we were doing and why.

在代理权之争之前，我应该早点和卡尔见个面，告诉他我们在做什么，以及为什么这么做。

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Such a move would satisfy activist investor Carl Icahn, who this year ran an unsuccessful proxy fight to gain a board seat.

这样的举措正合“行动型”股东卡尔•伊坎(Carl Icahn)的意，伊坎今年曾发起一场委托书争夺战，试图在摩托罗拉董事会获得一席，但没有成功。

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Microsoft now must decide whether to increase its offer, launch a proxy fight or simply withdraw.

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In his letter, Ballmer said a proxy fight would likely lead to Microsoft lowering its offer price.

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But the timing smelled fishy: It came a couple of weeks after Todd launched his proxy fight.

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