Yes. IPhone will be more widespread when it becomes available to carriers. However, I doubt the OS will be available to manufacturers to use for their handsets.

Yes. IPhone will be more widespread when it becomes available to carriers. However, I doubt the OS will be available to manufacturers to use for their handsets. That's the advantage of Android. Manufacturers can use it and have them negotiate with carriers. With the IPhone, it cannot expand as fast as Android since Apple is the only one producing it and they need to work with every carrier. Whereas with Android, Google will not be doing any of these (or doesn't have to). The phone manufacturers will be doing it for them.