Summary: President Barack Obama wouldn’t give his up. President George W. Bush wasn’t allowed to have one, even though he wanted to. For about 15 years, the BlackBerry phone was seemingly velcroed to every federal executive hand from the Oval Office on down. But when Research in Motion, which owns BlackBerry, ended its support for the aging but still loved mobile device, it ended an era in the federal government. In his weekly Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller collected memories from federal officials about the BlackBerry and its long-lasting impact on the federal market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
