Bob Egan Quotations

I have been working with the latest Microsoft software and even though this is the company's fourth major release, it still is not as easy to work with as my BlackBerry.

If 1999 saw the introduction of some very early offerings, the year 2000 will be a confluence of a ton of these devices.

I think anybody that just points to the patent office being overloaded and incompetent is whining over spilled milk. Reality is not going to change overnight.

Unfortunately, users may not know a network does not support 911 services until they make those calls.

Everyone's taken notice; the word on the street is that BlackBerry is in a jam.

A stoppage of BlackBerry would cause major havoc. CEOs use them, doctors use them, Wall Street guys use them.

Enterprises and consumers alike have an insatiable appetite for network access availability, speed and quality. This is an important move by a company who is very serious about raising the industry bar and meeting the important and dynamic requirements of its business and consumer constituencies.

Equipment vendors and service providers understand the need to improve their emergency services. But time, money and effort will need to be expended in order to deliver those enhancements.

The wireless data market will die a thousand deaths in the business and consumer markets as service providers navigate their way through the quagmire that is legacy networks and technologies.

Telecommunications billing systems are large, complex entities that have to be integrated to support the new services.

Proprietary closed-loop systems present some benefits, but they also present a certain atmosphere of risk in the marketplace.

This aggressive move by Sprint should further accelerate the company's momentum in wireless broadband services. Enterprises and consumers alike have an insatiable appetite for network access availability, speed and quality. This is an important move by a company who is very serious about raising the industry bar and meeting the important and dynamic requirements of its business and consumer constituencies.

Eventually, RIM will be forced to decide whether it is a hardware or a software company.

GPS systems only work within certain ranges. If a user is inside a building, the system may not be able to see him.

The handheld device manufacturers have been seeing their revenue and profit margins get squeezed, so they are looking for new opportunities.