Microsoft, Yahoo CEOs Golf, Talk

By Matthew Karnitschnig and Kevin J. Delaney

Word Count: 432  |  Companies Featured in This Article: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer met Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive Jerry Yang for a round of golf this past weekend to discuss a deal for Yahoo's search-advertising business. But there was no indication that the software titan remained interested in acquiring Yahoo outright, people familiar with the matter said.

Messrs. Ballmer and Yang are both avid golfers. The game this weekend was a way to bring the two together in a friendly setting, says one of the people familiar with the matter.