Mike Lazaridis

Mihal "Mike" Lazaridis, OC, O.Ont (born March 14, 1961) is a Greek - Canadian businessman, investor in quantum computing technologies, and founder and Vice Chairman of BlackBerry, which created and manufactures the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. Quotes I couldn't type on it and I still can't type on it, and a lot of my friends can't type on it. It’s hard to type on a piece of glass. BlackBerry's Quest: Fend Off the iPhone in The New York Times (27 April 2008) We have to be realistic about the history of [touch-screen] technology. We have to remember that this is not new — this has been done, this has been tried before. RIM's Lazaridis: Qwerty is the next big thing in CNET (16 May 2008) You have to build an industry. You have to be very nimble, and you have to be connected to your customers, and that can't be done with just one company. Bloomberg: "The Co-Inventor of BlackBerry Is Building Canada’s Quantum Brain Trust" (9 February 2018) Quotes about Lazaridis He is down-to-earth and a grassroots man who actually built the system. Richard Windsor in The Guardian: "Mr BlackBerry - $2bn geek who started with Lego" (2 March 2007) External links Category:Businesspeople from Canada Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Immigrants to Canada Category:People from Greece Category:People from Istanbul Category:Officers of the Order of Canada