

According to the article on www.nytimes.com, the BlackBerry was once proudly carried by the high-powered and the elite, but those who still hold one today say the device has become a magnet for mockery and derision from those with iPhones and the latest Android phones.
Research in Motion may still be successful selling BlackBerrys in countries like India and Indonesia, but in the US the company is clinging to less than five per cent of the smartphone market — down from a dominating 50 per cent just three years ago.



