There are carrier exclusivity agreements, and there are carrier
exclusivity agreements -- and Apple's iPhone deal must have been
pretty sweet for Cupertino to guarantee their new hotness to
AT&T and AT&T alone for five friggin years. USA Today reports
the supposed half-decade deal precludes Apple from developing a
CDMA handset in that time (duh), meaning that if you live in the
US and don't want to move to AT&T, it's going to be 2012 before
you even have a chance at an iPhone. Better still, Today reports
that Cingular's arch-nemesis Verizon is claiming to have an
iPhone-killer in the wings. According to Denny Strigl, Verizon
CEO, "We do have a very good response in the mill. You'll see
that from us in the late summer." It's war, people, make no
mistake about it.  [Thanks, Eric]   Apple iPhone on AT&T for
five years?