Mike Lazaridis
Mike Lazaridis
Mihal "Mike" Lazaridis, OC, O.Ont, FRSΛαζαρίδης; born March 14, 1961) is a Greek-Canadian businessman, investor in quantum computing technologies, and founder of BlackBerry, which created and manufactures the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. Lazaridis served in various positions including Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of BlackBerry from 1984 to 2012 and Board Vice Chair and Chair of the Innovation Committee from 2012 to 2013. As a passionate advocate for the power of basic science to improve and transform the world, he co-founded Quantum...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth14 March 1961
CityIstanbul, Turkey
Our collaboration with Intel has enabled us to make a fundamental architectural shift that maximizes the benefits of EDGE-based mobile networks. 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. The combination of Intel's XScale technology with RIM's wireless firmware and BlackBerry applications is groundbreaking. Working with Intel, we will continue to build on the strong BlackBerry value proposition of delivering mobile business applications with a compelling user experience.
You don't want to do big bulk syncs wirelessly in order save bandwidth,
I think Bluetooth is late. They tried to commoditize the technology before it was even invented and now it's too late.
Cameraphones will be rejected by corporate users.