RIM's Lazaridis BlackBerrys

RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has made some pretty bold statements in the past, but he may just have top himself in responding to the recent subject of countries banning or threatening to ban BlackBerrys -- to which you can now add Indonesia  to the list. Speaking with The Wall Street Journal in what's described as a "fiery" interview, Lazaridis said that "this is about the Internet," and that "everything on the Internet is encrypted. This not a BlackBerry-only issue," before adding that if "they can't deal with the Internet, they should shut it off." But that's not all. Lazaridis further went on to saying that "we're going to continue to work with them to make sure they understand the realism of the Internet," noting that "a lot of these people don't have Ph.Ds, and they don't have a degree in computer science." Despite those statements, however, Lazaridis seems secure that the situation will get sorted out, saying that it "will get determined if there is a chance for normal discussion."