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Jim Balsillie

(1961) Businessperson

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Jim Balsillie is a businessperson.

Quick Facts About Jim Balsillie

Born: February 3, 1961
Profession: Businessperson

About Jim Balsillie

[Wikidata] Canadian businessman... | [Wikipedia] James Laurence Balsillie is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He is the former chair and co-chief executive officer of the Canadian technology company Research In Motion (BlackBerry), which at its 2011 peak made US$19.9 billion in annual sales.

Quotes by Jim Balsillie

There may be 300,000 apps for the iPhone and iPad, but the only app you really need is the browser. You don't…

Apps

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No other technology company other than Apple has successfully transitioned their platform. It's almost never done, and it's way harder than you…

Apples

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As nice as the Apple iPhone is, it poses a real challenge to its users. Try typing a web key on a…

Apples

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

Behinds

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I refuse to confirm or deny anything about any deal to purchase an American NHL franchise and move it to Canada until…

Canada

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

America

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You have to pay a lot of attention to what's important, what's permanent, what's real.

Attention

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