Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Jim Balsillie

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Jim Balsillie

James Laurence Balsillie is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He is the former Chair and co-CEO of the Canadian technology company Research In Motion (Blackberry), which at its prime made over $20B in sales annually.

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.
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.
You have to pay a lot of attention to what's important, what's permanent, what's real. — © Jim Balsillie
You have to pay a lot of attention to what's important, what's permanent, what's real.
I don't think people buy technology products because of the personalities of the people behind them.
No other technology company other than Apple has successfully transitioned their platform. It's almost never done, and it's way harder than you realise. This transition is where tech companies go to die.
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.
In spite of all this noise, customers are still definitely buying in North America, and they're really, really buying internationally.
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