Maybe it is because RIM does not trust the UAE or the rest of the Middle East when they pull stunts like this:
"Last year, RIM criticized a directive by the UAE state-owned mobile operator Etisalat telling the company's
BlackBerry to install software described as a service upgrade. Tests showed the download actually installed spy software on users' phones that could allow authorities to access private information stored on the handsets. It strongly distanced itself from Etisalat's decision and told users how to remove the software."
Just a backwards run society that has not caught up to the rest of the world, I mean blocking skype, and other sites, why allow the use of internet at all?
