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[Apple and the iPhone is] kind of one more entrant into an already very busy space with lots of choice for consumers … But in terms of a sort of a sea-change for BlackBerry, I would think that's overstating it.

— Jim Balsillie

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[Apple and the iPhone is] kind of one more entrant into an already very busy space with lots of choice for consumers … But in terms of a sort of a sea-change for BlackBerry, I would think that's overstating it." in the context of "RIM chiefs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie's best quotes in The Guardian (29 June 2012)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Jim Balsillie

About Jim Balsillie

James Laurence "Jim" Balsillie (born February 3, 1961) is a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and co-founder and former co-CEO of the Canadian company Research In Motion ('BlackBerry'). He is also the founder of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Canadian International Council (CIC) and the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA).