Jim Balsillie quotes

You have to pay a lot of attention to what's important, what's permanent, what's real. (Jim Balsillie)
I don't think people buy technology products because of the personalities of the people behind them. View quote
Jim Balsillie
In spite of all this noise, customers are still definitely buying in North America, and they're really, really buying internationally. View quote
Jim Balsillie
While Apple's attempt to control the ecosystem and maintain a closed platform may be good for Apple, developers want more options and customers want to fully access the overwhelming majority of Web sites that use Flash. We think many customers are getting tired of being told what to think by Apple. ... even people inside the distortion field [at Apple] will begin to resent being told half a story. View quote
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[Apple and the iPhone is] kind of one more entrant into an already very busy space with lots of choice for consumers ... But in terms of a sort of a sea-change for BlackBerry, I would think that's overstating it. View quote
Jim Balsillie