So this is what a BlackBerry holiday feels like. RIM has got a case of the Mondays. No clue when e-mail will be back. Guess it’s back to the good old days of checking in every now and again…

Update: More from Engadget. Yes, I too would like to know about the “this will never happen again…” I’ve been evangelizing BlackBerry to everybody I know. This could hurt. Microsoft Direct Push would not have this issue…

Update: De-asided this…it’s kind of a big deal. Most of North America’s BlackBerries went dark. Crazy. Good news, though — I just got a rush of e-mail, and word on the street is that the backlog is clearing out. Good news for sure, though RIM will have a lot of explaining to do.