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This week when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a major patent infringement ruling against maker Research In Motion Ltd and a federal judge could issue an injunction to block RIM’s U.S. business.
This situation brings observer suspect that RIM may develop alternative technology or perhaps pay billion dollars to settle with patent-holding company NTP Inc.

With more than 3.65 million customers now, Blackberry blamed for woes ranging from rudeness to injury to obsession. Hard-core users of the wireless portable e-mail devices are shuddering to think about a possible future without the gadgets they love, hate and aren’t sure they can live without. Just like Jim Long, a Blackberry user and insurance company executive, said ,”I’m addicted. They should pay the billion dollars and get it over with.”

Complaints about Blackberry users have seeped into some etiquette newspaper columns, where the high-minded gripe that terse messages on Blackberry’s miniature keyboards mean grammar, capitalization and full sentences are a thing of the past.
And so does celebrities, they complain about each others’ Blackberry use. Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley complained his friends supermodel Naomi Campbell and singer Mariah Carey are compulsive Blackberry users.

Some are complain about “Blackberry thumb,” American Society of Hand Therapists been prompted to warn that users of small electronic gadgets can develop repetitive stress injuries. A few high-end spas offer special Blackberry massages, complete with scented balms, warm towels and hot tea.

A recent study said that from 1,700 e-mail users in Europe and the Middle East, 75 percent think it is addictive. And from the Symantec Corp research said that one in five qualified ‘dependent’ Blackberry users who check their e-mail compulsively and panic when they can’t.

Adapted from Yahoo! News