Any device capable of running on Verizon's CDMA network will soon be able to attach those devices to the network, run any software, or install any application they choose. The only catch: Sprint Nextel is the only competitor using CDMA. The rest, like AT&T and T-Mobile, use GSM systems.
Sprint Nextel subscribers, of course, will have to wait until their two-year contracts are up, and then shouldn't expect tech support from Verizon for non-Verizon phones.
Om Malik goes as far as to compare it to the destruction of the Berlin Wall. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your point of view, there's always a pooper around.
But it's still nice to have options, don't you think? Options haven't historically been forthcoming.
Many have noted, as they should, Google's recent pressure on the wireless industry, especially via Android and the launch of the Open Handset Alliance, of which Verizon is still not a member.
smells something fishy
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