Is there an iPhone for Sprint or Verizon?
A. No. Apple first approached Verizon with the iPhone but Verizon did not like the Apple proposal for monthly revenue sharing, an unprecedented idea, even though this was offset by the lack of any handset subsidy by the carrier. Apple traded exclusivity with AT&T (in the U.S.), and agreed to not require handset subsidies, in exchange for a cut of service plan revenue. Ironically, AT&T and Apple soon dropped the revenue sharing arrangement in favor of a traditional carrier subsidy on the handset, because Apple felt that the unsubsidized price of the iPhone was too high, and was the cause of lower than expected sales. AT&T has an exclusivity clause in their contract with Apple. When this exclusivity clause expires in 2010 then you=92ll likely see an iPhone for Verizon, provided that the iPhone hasn=92t been upstaged by something even better. Of course AT&T would like to extend the exclusivity clause and will no doubt offer Apple a lot of money to continue the exclusive arrangement. You c
