Mike Lazaridis
Mike Lazaridis
Mihal "Mike" Lazaridis, OC, O.Ont, FRSΛαζαρίδης; born March 14, 1961) is a Greek-Canadian businessman, investor in quantum computing technologies, and founder of BlackBerry, which created and manufactures the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. Lazaridis served in various positions including Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of BlackBerry from 1984 to 2012 and Board Vice Chair and Chair of the Innovation Committee from 2012 to 2013. As a passionate advocate for the power of basic science to improve and transform the world, he co-founded Quantum...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth14 March 1961
CityIstanbul, Turkey
We try to use best-in-class processors for all those technologies. Intel offers us the best platform moving forward.
We chose the Intel PXA9xx cellular processor because it provides us with the increased processing horsepower we need for future wireless applications, without compromising battery life requirements,
We chose the Intel (Hermon) processor because it provides us with the increased processing horsepower we need for future wireless applications, without compromising battery life requirements.
Mobile users spend a significant amount of time away from their desk and are frustrated by their inability to stay connected to their e-mail. They have been waiting for technology to catch up and solve this problem.
The excitement of these devices based on (Intel's chips) is going to help us expand into new markets,
We're not going to change our spots. I think what's happening is the market is realizing that the BlackBerry encapsulates the kind of... lifestyle that they're evolving to. We're becoming busier.
Always try to build something special, ... It's part of this decision to build important things and have an impact on society.
As we've gone beyond email, we realised that we need the extra horsepower so we can grow beyond that.
You don't want to do big bulk syncs wirelessly in order save bandwidth,
I think Bluetooth is late. They tried to commoditize the technology before it was even invented and now it's too late.
Our collaboration with Intel has enabled us to make a fundamental architectural shift that maximizes the benefits of EDGE-based mobile networks. We chose the Intel PXA9xx cellular processor because it provides us with the increased processing horsepower we need for future wireless applications, without compromising battery life requirements. The combination of Intel's XScale technology with RIM's wireless firmware and BlackBerry applications is groundbreaking. Working with Intel, we will continue to build on the strong BlackBerry value proposition of delivering mobile business applications with a compelling user experience.
The most exciting mobile trend is full Qwerty keyboards. I'm sorry, it really is. I'm not making this up.
Cameraphones will be rejected by corporate users.
Try typing a web key on a touchscreen on an Apple iPhone, that's a real challenge. You cannot see what you type.