Report: Microsoft board still mulling next Yahoo move
May 1, 2008 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer
Exterior view of Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Microsoft Corp.'s directors were meeting Wednesday to consider raising the software maker's $41.9 billion bid for Yahoo Inc. instead of pursuing a threatened hostile takeover attempt, according to a published report. Microsoft also is weighing withdrawing its bid - a move likely to cause a precipitous drop in Yahoo's stock, which has been bolstered by the 3-month-old takeover bid. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s directors met Wednesday to consider raising the software maker's $41.9 billion bid for Yahoo Inc. instead of pursuing a hostile takeover attempt, according to a published report.
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