Well, well. This morning’s Squawk Box had the promised discussion about Art vs Business, which went fairly well. Randall Howard made the very good point that we often get the funding of the arts mixed up with the business of art, and that really they are two separate things. Most people spoke out against any kind of levy system, which surprised me.
We also had an opportunity to discuss T-Mobile’s WiFi + 3G strategy. Consensus: it will be as good as the 3G is.
Enjoy. I apologize for the quality of the sound coming from me. I ordinarily connect with VoIP, and didn’t realize that my PC was connected to the net on a second rate WiFi connection rather than the usual ethernet.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
