Report: Microsoft board still mulling next Yahoo move

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Exterior view of Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale Calif. Wednesday April 30 2008. Microsoft Corp.s directors were meeting Wednesday to consider raising the software makers $41.9 billion bid for Yahoo Inc. instead of pursuing a threatened hostile takeo ...
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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