Jim Balsillie
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RIM shot: Jim Balsillie fires back at Apple's Steve Jobs
Responding to Steve Jobs' dismissive remarks about Research in Motion's (RIMM) smartphones and tablets during Apple's (AAPL) earnings call Monday (see here), RIM CEO Jim Balsillie had this to say:
"For those of us who live outside of Apple's distortion field, we know that 7" tablets will actually be a big portion of the market and we know that Adobe Flash support actually matters to customers who want a real web MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 19, 2010 4:43 PM ET -
How BlackBerry plans to stay on top
Apple's iPhone is getting more appealing to business users, but BlackBerry maker RIM says it will prevail among the corporate set.
For an executive on the go, there's no better device for powering through e-mail than a BlackBerry, the No. 1 smartphone in North America. But increasingly businesspeople also want cool downloadable software, or apps, popularized by Apple's iPhone. Can BlackBerry, with a paltry 6,500 available apps -- compared with Apple's MORE
Jessi Hempel, writer - May 5, 2010 3:00 AM ET
