Beltzner / Mozilla Developer News:
Coming Tuesday, June 17th: Firefox 3  —  Whenever we’re asked “when is Firefox going to be released” we endeavor to answer to the best of our abilities, but the truth of the matter is that we’ll only ever ship “when it’s ready”.  We have a lot of indicators that help […]

Jon Healey / Bit Player:
Federal judge OKs sale of promo CDs  —  Show of hands: how many of you have bought a used CD or DVD stamped “Not for Sale/Promotional Use Only”?  Tuesday, a federal judge issued what appears to be the first ringing defense of the promo market, rejecting Universal Music Group’s lawsuit […]

MSFTextrememakeover:
Eight Years of Wrongness  —  Warren Buffett is quoted saying that his favorite holding period for a stock is “forever”.  I’m not ready to go quite that far - and in practice neither does he - but I do subscribe to a long term investing philosophy generally.  For example, I bought my first MSFT […]

Aza Raskin / Aza’s Thoughts:
Firefox Mobile Concept Video  —  Firefox is coming to mobile.  The innovation, usability, and extensibility that has propelled Firefox to 200 million users is set to do the same for Firefox in a mobile setting.  —  User experience is the most important aspect of having a compelling mobile product.

Wagner James Au / GigaOM:
A Sneak Peek at Spore, EA’s Ultra-Web 2.0 Game  —  I finally understand why Spore has been delayed for so long.  Originally expected for a 2007 release, the simulated evolution game from Electronic Arts (ERTS) studio Maxis was suddenly withheld, much to EA’s chagrin.

Dan Farber / Outside the Lines:
Eric Schmidt in conversation with Ken Auletta  —  Writer and New Yorker columnist Ken Auletta is interviewing Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt in San Francisco as part a program from the Newhouse School, The New Yorker and Conde Nast.  Following are some highlights:  —  Ken Auletta and Eric […]

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Jeff Weiner’s Departure From Yahoo Imminent, Speculation on Successor Begins  —  Yahoo’s EVP Network Division Jeff Weiner, who’s been the subject of rabid speculation since the weekend, has submitted his resignation, our sources within the company say.  Yahoo and Weiner are still negotiating …

Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times:
Alex Kozinski suspends L.A. obscenity trial after conceding his website had sexual images  —  The 9th Circuit chief judge admits he posted some of the explicit content.  He says he didn’t think the public could see the site, which is now blocked.  —  A closely watched obscenity trial … […]

Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times:
Judge suspends L.A. obscenity trial after conceding his website had sexual images  —  Alex Kozinski admits he posted some of the explicit content.  He says he didn’t think the public could see the site, which is now blocked.  —  A closely watched obscenity trial in Los Angeles federal court […]

Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times:
Judge suspends obscenity trial after conceding his website had sexual images  —  Alex Kozinski admits he posted some of the explicit content.  He says he didn’t think the public could see the site, which is now blocked.  —  A closely watched obscenity trial in Los Angeles federal court … […]