Comments on: BBC Claims RIM Has a “Security Issue” and Lazaridis Cancels Interview

By: PaulUK

PaulUK — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:51:00 +0000

In the UK most journalists pose provoking questions to ensure that interviews don’t turn into glorified product promotions. It was deliberately asked to generate discussion and MZ failed to be able to hold that discussion.

Instead of acting the victim and looking to hide behind his PR team off camera MZ should have rised up to the journalist’s question and discussed how there is no global issue and that there are local concerns from certain governments that RIM need to address.

When you work in business you need to be able to handle tough and unfair questions in a mature manor.

By: Aidan

Aidan — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:05:00 +0000

Thumbs up to Mike! It is time to fight back the criticism and envy generated by american media. U.S. is the underdog and the bully of the world. US forcefeed the public with their biased news, they use their media power to control the world.

By: Hardened

Hardened — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:25:00 +0000

No they do NOT. Its not a fair question … security from RIM’s delivery model and devices has NOT been a major breach – dispite 1 single legit attack via SMS in over 10yrs of deployment.

The issue is with Government of India and Pakistan NOT wanting to comply with the delivery model and is forcing RIM to not have a business model there – by squeezing local providers to put the squeeze on RIM. Government has already approved RIM to legally do business there. It’s the governments not properly implementing national security or having local security issues NOT RIM.

Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, etc do NOT have a SECURITY isseu with RIM.

By: Hardened

Hardened — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:22:00 +0000

The Composure and the Professionalism that Mike L displayed – alone just makes me want to work for RIM, AGAIN!!

Mike is right this is a National Security issue that singled out RIM because of it’s airtight security model and promise to maintain it!

By: gaucho1

gaucho1 — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:15:00 +0000

Very disappointing to see MZ answer that way. If you see the interview (at least from a normal viewers perspective) the BBC reporter is asking a fair question. And it is now been viewed around the world. Surely he could have had a better answer to get over it.