Microsoft 's (NASDAQ:MSFT) fiery CEO is still hungry for Yahoo! 's (NASDAQ:YHOO) search business. In an interview with London's Financial Times, Ballmer believes that it's a great time to strike a deal that will hand over Yahoo!'s search engine stronghold to the software giant in exchange for a healthy chunk of upfront cash and a piece of the ad-revenue action later. With Yahoo!'s search for a new CEO ongoing and Microsoft recently hiring a new head for its online arm, Ballmer suggests that the integration process will be easier now than before the new hires get comfortable.