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View Full Version : What's a Scot Doing in the UAE? i-mate CEO Jim Morrison Explains


Raphael Salgado
04-19-2006, 08:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://pocketpcdubai.infopop.cc/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/695604964/m/3131079041' target='_blank'>http://pocketpcdubai.infopop.cc/gro...64/m/3131079041</a><br /><br /></div><i>"I had been analysing the market for BT. When I saw the kind of developments here in business, seeing what was happening in the Middle East. I wanted to come here to capitalise on the market... We save money by outsourcing there. Dubai is a great location to base a company not only is there tax incentives but also it is ideally located between Asia and Europe making it easier to transport and sell the final product..."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/salgado_jmorrison_ceo.jpg" /><br /><br />Online publication 7Days has a heart-to-heart with i-mate CEO Jim Morrison who talks about his HTC-branded Pocket PC Phones being compared to RIM's Blackberry, why he decided to set up shop in Dubai, traveling half a million miles a year, and listing his company on the stock market. Quite an interesting read. You have to hand it to the guy, he's in a sweet spot in the market right now, don't you think?