I knew The CEO is quite a hockey fan too, and last year tried to buy the Nashville Preds. Would they then become .... hmmm .... The Waterloo Water Buffalo?????
Research in Motion is our Apple quality success sorry, two guys come up with an idea and proceed to follow it up.
Did you know, all BlackBerry messages go through the Canadian Network Operations Center? That is one of the arguments raised over President Obama's BlackBerry.
I remember before I ever got a Blackberry I thought they were made by Motorola. (Cut me some slack, I was a rookie.) Once I bought my very first 8703e on Verizon, I looked at the back of the holster that came with it and saw "RIM." I Googled it, and there it was. I learned about it in an instant.
I went to Canada and drove a camper van up threw a few of the national parks in winter to photograph wildlife a few years ago, I came to the conclusion that canadians are probablly the nicest people I have ever met, incredably helpful and hospitable.
as for canada, the part of it I saw was probablly the most difficult place to leave that I have ever been to.
so its not a suprise that to me that BB is as sucseful as it is however does knowing where they come from have any relavance ?
doesnt make it work any better than it already does ?
They have a lot of offices scattered around the US for their major operations though such as their global legal team is based out of Dallas, TX. A big sales and RnD office out of Chicago and Florida; and more RnD in Washington