Drop in BlackBerry sales in India

Sales of BlackBerry devices have dropped in India following uncertainty over whether the government would allow access to the smartphone\’s encrypted email and messaging services beyond the Aug 31 deadline.

Many dealers IANS spoke to said their sales have declined in recent days as customers find it dicey to invest in Blackberry phones.

\”Blackberry is popular because of the services it offers. If that is not there, why would any customer spend such a huge amount of money for it?\” asked Jatin Sharma, a Blackberry dealer in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi.

He said sales of Blackberry phones in his shop have declined by almost 50 percent after the government said it would close down any service of Blackberry which security agencies do not get access to by Aug 31.

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