“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.”

— Mike Lazaridis

RIM's Lazaridis: Qwerty is the next big thing http://news.com/RIMs-Lazaridis-Qwerty-is-the-next-big-thing/2100-1041_3-6239705.html?tag=nefd.top in CNET (16 May 2008)

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