54 Quotes by Jim Balsillie

The issue is that they've been disingenuous with the court and with the public.

In spite of all this noise, customers are still definitely buying in North America, and they're really, really buying internationally.

I don't think people buy technology products because of the personalities of the people behind them.

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.

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.

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.

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.

These issues happen, and you have to deal with them, but they don't take one fiber away from your focus.