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Analyst: 70% chance of Verizon branded iPhone next year

Analyst: 70% chance of Verizon branded iPhone next year

Posted: 10 Dec 2009, 05:10, by Alan F.

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Stop us if you've heard this one before, but according to noted Wall Street Analyst Gene Munster, once AT&T's exclusivity deal expires with Apple next year, a new, CDMA version of the touchscreen device will be coming to Verizon. Munster, the senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray, says that there is a 70% chance of this happening in 2010. The Analyst also notes that talks about keeping the device an AT&T exclusive in the U.S. are continuing. Still, with Apple's tradition of making an iPhone-based announcement about a new feature in the middle of the year, he predicts that the new feature to be announced in the middle of next year will be a Verizon branded version of the handset. The analyst's report went out to clients yesterday and noted that much of the future growth in sales of the iPhone will be driven by the App Store. "We have seen a shift in the reason why consumers buy an iPhone. Initially, it was the touch screen and easy access to the Internet" said Munster. "Today, apps are cited as one of the top three reasons consumers buy an iPhone." With the AT&T network often cited as the major problem for iPhone owners, the other two reasons are not location, location.

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1. DontHateOnS60 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0 0

Imagine that... buying a phone because you don't like the phone itself, but because you like the app store that comes with it lol. That's like buying an iPod Touch not because you want a quality music experience (which the Zune HD does a better job at), but because you want to play with apps. Buying a music player for something other than music... has the market lost all sight of what the point of things are??

2. JeffdaBeat posted on 10 Dec 2009, 08:10 0 0

I think Dan Hesse said it best with, "Can you believe we still call these things phones?" At any rate...how do you come to the figure of it being 70%? Is there an equation for the likelihood of Verizon getting the iPhone? Dah well...

27. YouLostTheGame posted on 10 Dec 2009, 22:40 0 0

Ha! Yeah I was thinking the exact same thing! All this time we've been hearing the "likelihood" of the iPhone going to this carrier or that carrier, but now we actually have a percent figure?! I'm very curious to know how that's calculated!

30. BlackberryUser posted on 10 Dec 2009, 23:21 0 0

It's ok, tomorrow we'll have an article saying that there is a 90% chance it won't hit Verizon for 7 years.

3. lolipopjones posted on 10 Dec 2009, 09:19 0 0

Article is trash... these so called an Analysts have been saying the same thing since 2007 and every year they are wrong.

4. shrop486 posted on 10 Dec 2009, 09:52 0 0

Did it really matter what they said 2 years ago? I assume you knew they had an exclusivity agreement so they couldn't switch to Verizon if they wanted to... It still doesn't even matter until it's actually true.

5. AZNphoneGeek posted on 10 Dec 2009, 10:08 0 0

hey LOLIPOP, you are a flippin moron. the iphone didn't debut till june of 07 and they had an exclusive deal right off the bad. moron.

7. VZWEMP posted on 10 Dec 2009, 11:08 0 0

chill with the name calling man seriously. and besides its "right off the bat" not "bad".

8. illallowit posted on 10 Dec 2009, 11:32 0 0

I love when one commentator tries to insult another but doesn't even bother to check spelling or grammer and ends up being the one sounding like a moron. But I digress...it's been said before and I'm going to say it again; until Apple's exclusive contract with AT&T is up, speculation on when or if an iPhone will come to VZW is just that. Speculation.

9. AZNphoneGeek posted on 10 Dec 2009, 11:35 0 0

my spelling is awesome and my manners are even better. hey VZWEMP, how does it sound when i say "they've been saying the moto droid to be released on AT&T since 2009!"? ...just currious. and while you're at it, go ahead and spell check everyone else's fat-fingered-typos on these forums too.

10. SamTime posted on 10 Dec 2009, 12:14 0 0

Stop being so sensitive AZNphoneGeek. YOU started the name calling and you what, didn't expect some kind of backlash?

14. AZNphoneGeek posted on 10 Dec 2009, 13:06 0 0

i'm not being sensitive, i'm being a smart ass.

18. VZWEMP posted on 10 Dec 2009, 15:22 0 0

"they've been saying the moto droid to be released on AT&T since 2009!" ummm ok 21 days from now and 2009 is over. so im kind of confused by that statement. and either way i dont really care what phones the competition has. I sell service plans not phones. and that wasnt typo you made that was you not knowing the right expression.

23. killtomorrow515 posted on 10 Dec 2009, 16:09 0 0

I'm sure he knew that it wasn't right off the bad...

26. DOGIEFRESH posted on 10 Dec 2009, 20:43 0 0

Hey dude seriously if the big red doesn't get the iphone next year many FANBOYS will commit suicide.....!!!!

31. Sniggly posted on 11 Dec 2009, 10:04 0 0

*"They've been saying the Motorola Droid will be released on AT&T since 2009." *"curious." CLEAN! Seriously, AZN, learn to type. :P

6. bigblue08 posted on 10 Dec 2009, 10:27 0 0

i read somewhere else that due to the success of android on Verizon they might not need the iphone, but who knows...I switched out of big red for a 3gs after 7 years with them, service was great, phones not so much , now they are bringing the hardware, good job vzw, I have to say in my area , At&t does well, But now i feel the hoopla of the android OS...and was considering, an unlocked Milestone or an Xperia x10 ..but this wont happen until next year....

11. SamTime posted on 10 Dec 2009, 12:15 0 0

I was considering those exact same phones. I'm not happy with my 3GS either.

12. piratejb posted on 10 Dec 2009, 12:18 0 0

WOW PEOPLE GET PAYED REAL MONEY STAY A COMPANY MIGHT DO SOMETHING ISNT THAT JUST CALL GOSSIP.

15. ICanAffordVZW posted on 10 Dec 2009, 13:10 0 0

piratejb, I have no clue what you just said (or shouted.) Please use complete sentences, correct spelling, and proper punctuation so that people may understand the point you are trying to make. Thanks,