Squawk Box July 31

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Summer is in full swing.  News is in short supply, and people are on holiday!  Still, with the assistance of James Body, Jeb Brilliant, and Ian Hood, we had a good discussion around a few short stories.

Nokia has announced that there will be no BlackBerry Connect support from Nokia in the future. BlackBerry is a competitor, they say!  Why would they do that?  Why do they continue to support Microsoft with Exchange?  And is this such a good idea when they have such small share in the Enterprise mail market?

Or perhaps RIM had a hand in this decision.  Hmmmm…

We also talked about Microsoft’s Mojave Experiment – the blind taste test of Windows Vista. Our conclusion — a publicity stunt.

And Google announced a VC fund.  And it feels like 1999 all over again, except for the lack of VC money to back up these corporate funds.

And finally what about Phweet - the service that lets you make Click to Call calls from Twitter!  James tried it, and had a problem, but the idea looks promising.

Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make 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.