This is a very touchy subject, and I know there is a possibility I could be wrong about this -- as is with all my opinionated articles. This is probably the most hotly discussed topic on the iPhone since its launch back in 2007, when Steve Jobs announced Cingular as the exclusive carrier in the U.S. Ever since then, people wanted to know when the damn phone will come to another carrier. Well here we are, almost four years later from Macworld 2007 and guess what? The wedding bells still ring loud and clear for AT&T and iPhone.  Of course a contract means very little, because terms and conditions could easily be moved around and substituted. I still don't think Verizon is getting the iPhone. Here's why.

Let's begin with the basics, stuff you all probably know by now. AT&T is a GSM network. Verizon is a CDMA network. In order for Apple to sell the iPhone on Verizon, a CDMA radio would have to be added to the device. Not too hard, right? Plus, it will be worth it once Verizon gets the iPhone. Then the world (minus Sprint and T-Mobile) will live happily ever after with their iDevice, right? Except for my next point.

Verizon no longer needs the iPhone. They have great Android devices like the Droid X on their network, and Verizon folks seem to be pretty content with them. Of course, AT&T has a couple of Android devices, but Verizon's offering is much larger. It has to be larger for the sole reason that they don't offer the iPhone. In its place is Android. Think for a second. Do you really think that Android would be nearly as popular as it is today if both Verizon and AT&T had the iPhone at launch? Of course not, but that's not the way things turned out, and that's why Android is a contender in the mobile arena.

On top of it all, Verizon keeps pushing to compete with the iPhone. TechCrunch was reporting just the other day that Verizon and OpenFeint formed a partnership to make OpenFeint the default gaming network for Android devices on Verizon. With the launch of Game Center on iPhone, both Verizon and OpenFeint were in trouble and were looking for a little guidance. If Verizon was getting the iPhone as early as January like some rumors say, they probably wouldn't give a rat's ass about OpenFeint. But they aren't, so they do. Verizon is doing just fine with their large set of Android phones. iPhone isn't a big deal for them anymore, especially if it involves strict negotiations with Apple. In that regard, Verizon is spoiled because they have Android's open platform.

If anything, I strongly believe T-Mobile would get the iPhone. They also run on a GSM network, which would be a win for Apple, plus T-Mobile would probably be willing to accept any negotiations right now because their phones suck. They don't praise Android nearly as much as Verizon, and their only flagship device right now is the G2. It would be a perfect fit. T-Mobile could really use a larger slice of the carrier market share as well.

There are many more points I could discuss on the matter, but the bottom line is I don't think Verizon and the iPhone would make a happy -- or even necessary -- marriage. Besides, I think AT&T users would be just as willing to switch over to T-Mobile if it means they can get off of AT&T's less-than-reputable service.