Thorsten Heins
Thorsten Heins
Thorsten Heins is a German businessman and the former chief executive officer of BlackBerry Ltd. He stepped down as CEO of BlackBerry and was replaced by John S. Chen on November 4, 2013. Heins is now the CEO of Powermat Technologies...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth29 December 1957
CountryGermany
Thorsten Heins quotes about
smartphones parent blackberries
One of the misconceptions about BlackBerry is that it's your parents' smartphone.
competitors
You have to respect all your competitors.
thinking years tablets
In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore,
years iphone innovation
History repeats itself again I guess the rate of innovation is so high in our industry that if you don’t innovate at that speed you can be replaced pretty quickly. The user interface on the iPhone, with all due respect for what this invention was all about is now five years old.
thinking innovation sometimes
At the very core of RIM is the innovation. We always think ahead. We always think forward. We sometimes think the unthinkable. And that is fantastic.
years iphone invention
The user interface on the iPhone, with all due respect for what this invention was all about is now five years old.
smartphones elements tablets
Future is mobile computing - smartphones and tablets are just elements of it. The industry is on the verge of a whole new paradigm.
mature darling advisable
In a maturing market it's not advisable to be always everybody's darling, because you get too thin.
competitors ifs
Now if you go exactly where your competitors are, you're dead.
products
When you say we're bringing a product to market, you make sure you execute.
thinking years tablets
In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore. Maybe a big screen in your workspace, but not a tablet as such. Tablets themselves are not a good business model,
smartphones today cameras
A good browser, apps, good camera, and fast networking in your smartphone is just expected today.