Xerox threatens (again) to take its HP Inc buyout offer direct to shareholders

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'Your refusal to engage in mutual due diligence with Xerox defies logic,' Xerox CEO John Visentin tells HP Inc

Xerox has announced plans to go hostile in its bid for PC and printer maker HP Inc, taking its $33.5 billion buyout bid direct to shareholders. In an open letter to the company on Tuesday, Xerox...

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