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RIM Co-CEO Cries 'No Fair' On Security Question

Posted by timothy on from the you-can't-ask-me-that dept.

bulled writes "When asked about letting governments in Asia and the Middle East into the 'secure' message service used by their BlackBerry devices, Mike Lazaridis, the co-chief executive of RIM, walked out of the interview and said, 'We've dealt with this, the question is no fair.' By 'dealt with,' we can only assume he meant: 'been paid handsomely to let governments read what they wish.'"

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  1. Re:whats not fair by grcumb · · Score: 5, Informative

    whats not fair is RIM backdooring their product to appease third word oppressive regimes.

    They didn't. Prove it or shut up.

    Uh, yeah. They did.

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  2. Re:When did you stop beating your wife? by Toze · · Score: 4, Informative

    Because the ultimatum from Saudi Arabia was "put in backdoors or GTFO," and they didn't GTFO. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-07/rim-saudi-arabia-reach-deal-on-blackberry-ap-says.html

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