CE-Oh no he didn't, part XXXVI: RIM CEO lashes at Apple
by Brian White 
posted Jul 12th 2007 at 11:32PM
His Steveness has been served, courtesy of RIM CEO Jim Balsille. The BlackBerry chief has stated that Apple's apparent stinginess in taking every bit of credit for everything iPhone is horning in on AT&T's part in the whole affair. For some reason, Mr. Balsillie seems a bit miffed that the iPhone is free of AT&T's logo and that it has to be activated using Apple's iTunes software. Balsillie added that Apple's "tremendous amount of control" gives him pause as he thinks about how the shifting of control outside the carrier somehow commoditizes the iPhone. We're still waiting on an unsubsidized 8300, okay Jim?[Image via hamiltonspectator.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Will @ Jul 13th 2007 12:00AM
Hey, at least it does um......MMS?
Kent Pribbernow @ Jul 13th 2007 12:59AM
If I were Balsille I would could my mouth shut until I have a product as hypable as iPhone. Until then any attack he makes on Apple just looks like sour grapes.
Come on, Jim. Be a man and build a better mousetrap. You know how this game is played, so stop whining and get your developers to work.
paloooz @ Jul 13th 2007 2:25AM
What is RIM?
/got it
Chris @ Jul 13th 2007 2:47AM
So he's bashing Apple, yet AT&T is allowing all this stuff to happen... who cares, as long as they get away w/ it.
fyreblazer @ Jul 13th 2007 5:54PM
Exactly Chris...it actually sounds more like he's mad that RIM can't get that same level of control over their BB's.
Ozbone @ Jul 13th 2007 6:53AM
So I guess he's wondering Who's in charge - the manufacturer or the carrier - when its really neither (!)
aabomb @ Jul 13th 2007 1:40PM
This posting is pretty lame - is there a link to the actual quote somewhere?
aabomb @ Jul 13th 2007 1:43PM
Nevermind - the photo was the link... I'm lame.
Brandon Lynch @ Aug 29th 2007 1:58PM
unrelated- but he even LOOKs like a douche.
i'll get jumped on for saying it, but I owned a blackberry t509 once. Makes a wonderful paperweight. You might say:
iPwned.