Today was the day that Blackberry users all over the U.S. were worried about. U.S. District Court Judge James Spencer was to decide whether or not to shutdown Blackberry service in the U.S. because of the long running battle with patent holding company, NTP.

Today, Judge Spencer stopped short of ordering an immediate shutdown, but reminded Research In Motion that it had already been found to have infringed the patents of NTP Inc. Judge Spencer also expressed skepticism about RIM's argument that a BlackBerry shutdown would hobble critical public services and infrastructure.

Futhermore, Judge Spencer said there was no getting around the fact that RIM had been found to be infringing on NTP's patents. "The simple truth, the reality of the jury verdict has not changed," Spencer said. He said they should have settled out of court.

Spencer is taking the arguments he heard today under advisement, and will issue a decision on an injunction "as soon as reasonably possible."