Re-read that link you posted. It was Verizon that turned down the iPhone.
Apple went to Verizon 1st. Then went to AT&T 2nd.

After Oxturd said the same thing he was proved wrong by a post ( Link) that
said that Verizon was offered the iPhone 1st. Google is your friend.

If guys like you would only take the time to read their own citations, they
would make less of a fool of themselves on public forums, something which
you can't hide from later on 'cause it's in print for everyone to see. All
you've served to do is diminish your own credibility as a source of
information, a reputation which will tarnish you in many future posts.

Here's a quotation from your own supplied link:

"Verizon reportedly turned down the chance to carry the original iPhone over
distaste for the revenue-sharing agreements that Apple insisted on for its
early launch partners. In a way, that was a sound business decision, as
Apple has been forced to retreat from that stance and accept the
carrier-subsidy model that is the de facto standard for this industry,..."

That was the story then, and seems to be the story now, despite your attempt
at revisionist history.

Furthermore, your out-of-context quotation is misrepresenting. The CEO's use
of the word "conspiracy" was in reference to the media's tendency to report
the iPhone as a "success" despite the fact that Apple has a relatively small
percentage of the market share of cell phones. There's something to be said
to that, though the author's analogy of comparing GM to Ferrari has some
merit as well.

It remains amazing to me how many people can misreport information that is
otherwise easily verifiable, even in today's world of fast communications
and easy access to the information (ie. google).  Use the tools available to
you, friend, and refrain from re-writing history to suit your personal
agenda. We have enough of that crap in world politics.