Jim Balsillie
Jim Balsillie
James Laurence "Jim" Balsillieis a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and former co-CEO of the Canadian company Research In Motion. He is also the founder of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canadian International Counciland the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Following his retirement as co-CEO of RIM in January 2012, Balsillie assumed a director role on RIM's Board of Directors. In March 2012, he resigned from the Board due to strategic differences with RIM's new leader and CEO, Thorsten Heins, who...
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court issue
The issue is that they've been disingenuous with the court and with the public.
allow carry terms
They wouldn't give us terms that would allow us to carry on our business.
full happy inches offered option
They've never offered us a full license, so I'm kind of hamstrung. It's like: Jim, would you be happy being 6 feet, 6 inches tall? It'd be nice, but it's not an option in this lifetime.
buying-in america noise
In spite of all this noise, customers are still definitely buying in North America, and they're really, really buying internationally.
technology thinking people
I don't think people buy technology products because of the personalities of the people behind them.
moving nhl canada
I refuse to confirm or deny anything about any deal to purchase an American NHL franchise and move it to Canada until I've completed all of the paperwork and the deal is closed.
real nice apples
As nice as the Apple iPhone is, it poses a real challenge to its users. Try typing a web key on a touchscreen on an Apple iPhone, that's a real challenge. You cannot see what you type.
technology apples done
No other technology company other than Apple has successfully transitioned their platform. It's almost never done, and it's way harder than you realize. This transition is where tech companies go to die.
writing ipads iphone
There may be 300,000 apps for the iPhone and iPad, but the only app you really need is the browser. You don't need an app for the web ... You don't need to go through some kind of SDK ... You can use your web tools ... And you can publish your apps to the BlackBerry without writing any native code.
real important attention
You have to pay a lot of attention to what's important, what's permanent, what's real.
deal fiber issues
These issues happen, and you have to deal with them, but they don't take one fiber away from your focus.