Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Ballmer: Microsoft working on App Store-like software distribution  —  But he rejects the idea of using WebKit to power IE  —  Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. is working on a software distribution scheme along the lines of Apple’s iPhone App Store, CEO Steve Ballmer said yesterday at a developer’s conference in Sydney, Australia.

Gabriel Madway / Reuters:
Google CEO on Obama tech czar job: No thanks  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Friday he would not serve as technology czar in Barack Obama’s administration if he was asked.  —  “I love working at Google and I’m very happy to stay at Google […]

locusmag.com:
Cory Doctorow: Why I Copyfight  —  Why does all this copyright reform stuff matter, anyway?  What’s at stake?  —  Everything.  —  Until a very short time ago, copyright was an industrial regulation.  If you fell under copyright’s domain, it meant that you were using a piece …

Reuters:
U.S. judge orders Apple executive to stop work  —  A U.S. District Court judge in New York ordered a newly hired Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) executive to stop work immediately because he might be violating an agreement with his former employer, IBM (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).

Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
Yahoo’s Historical Hit: The Obamas On Election Night  —  Barack Obama’s longtime campaign photographer David Katz took 82 pictures of the soon-to-be first family election night.  Later, Katz uploaded them to Yahoo’s (YHOO) photo-sharing site, Flickr.  Gawker’s Ryan Tate puts it in perspective:

Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Web 2.0 Summit: Al Gore on how the web can solve the climate crisis  —  Al Gore just finished his talk on the topic of “What Now?” at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco — and yes, the content was as wide-ranging as the title implies.  —  Despite being an […]