Originally Posted by
batsky2000
Maybe it is because RIM does not trust the UAE or the rest of the Middle East when they pull stunts like this:
Or is it simply that RIM cannot afford it? - RIM have already allowed governments in their biggest markets (US, Europe, China, Russia) free access to their data and it would appear that to allow the UAE (& Saudi, India etc) access it would have to put servers in each country - so if they did that for the UAE, Saudi, India etc how long do you think it would be before every country wanted the same access?
That is the problem with RIM's proprietary software business model.