That being said, the poster above who stated that VZW does not force BB users to use their apps is half right. You can use Google Maps or the built in BB map application but it is somewhat crippled as they prefer you to use VZNav. I do feel however that others are right, VZW got it handed to them when they spat in Jobs’ face 3 years ago and he went to AT&T. I think Apple is in a better position to tell Verizon to leave their phone alone. I am sure they will create some apps for the app store but I doubt they will shove them down users’ throats.

I for one would love to see an iPhone on Verizon sooner than later. I have considered making the switch but it would cost me considerably more since most of my friends and family are on Verizon. I think Apple could easily recover any losses incurred by breaking (or bending) the agreement with AT&T because there are a lot of hungry Verizon customers who just won’t switch because we get superior coverage.

Apple is already having to make CDMA phone to China so that blows the theory that they wanted to stick to GSM networks and not worry with a second radio. At this point why not have three different radios? Perhaps it is just wishful thinking but I think that now would be a good time to release something with Verizon. If not we won’t see it until WWDC 2011 once LTE is rolled out.