Mike Lazaridis Quotations

We chose the Intel PXA9xx cellular processor because it provides us with the increased processing horsepower we need for future wireless applications, without compromising battery life requirements,

We chose the Intel (Hermon) processor because it provides us with the increased processing horsepower we need for future wireless applications, without compromising battery life requirements.

We're not going to change our spots. I think what's happening is the market is realizing that the BlackBerry encapsulates the kind of... lifestyle that they're evolving to. We're becoming busier.

I think Bluetooth is late. They tried to commoditize the technology before it was even invented and now it's too late.

The market for BlackBerry is our core customer base and that's what we've targeted.

Always try to build something special, ... It's part of this decision to build important things and have an impact on society.

You don't want to do big bulk syncs wirelessly in order save bandwidth,

Mobile users spend a significant amount of time away from their desk and are frustrated by their inability to stay connected to their e-mail. They have been waiting for technology to catch up and solve this problem.

As we've gone beyond email, we realised that we need the extra horsepower so we can grow beyond that.

The most exciting mobile trend is full Qwerty keyboards. I'm sorry, it really is. I'm not making this up.