Fair enough, but, on the other hand, Verizon has always been the carrier most resistant to becoming a "dumb pipe". At bottom, that's where their hostility to op

Fair enough, but, on the other hand, Verizon has always been the carrier most resistant to becoming a "dumb pipe". At bottom, that's where their hostility to open devices comes from. Their involvement in developing the Droid suggests that they're looking for other ways to escape now, but I still don't trust their instincts.