Verizon iPhone? Not this year.
(Read article summary)AT&T has reportedly negotiated an extra six months as the exclusive carrier of the Apple iPhone. How long will we have to wait to see a Verizon iPhone?
Back in March, a very tantalizing rumor began weaving its way across the Web: The Apple iPhone, long tethered exclusively to AT&T, would soon become available on the Verizon network. A Verizon iPhone? Exciting!
Well, hey – not so fast. According to one Wall Street analyst, Apple has now extended its exclusive partnership with AT&T for at least six more months, meaning that Verizon users probably won't get their mitts on an iPhone before 2010 is out.
"AT&T had to do something dramatic to get the iPad," Brian Marshall, an analyst at BroadPoint AmTech, told Computerworld this week.
