Rumor: Verizon and Apple are at odds over pricing on CDMA iPhone

Filed under: Hardware , Rumors , Apple , iPhone Analyst Maynard J. Um told investors today that while the rumored Verizon/Apple deal to bring a CDMA iPhone to the big V is still on the table, it’s hit a snag over a pricing disagreement. Apparently Apple is used to being paid about $700 for every iPhone sold through AT&T, while Verizon pays out just $450 for Motorola’s Droid, and the two companies are at odds over how much money should change hands for iPhones sold over the network. Seems like there should be a compromise somewhere in there, but of course any delays in making an agreement mean delays in actually releasing the phone . And just for the heck of it, Um mentioned that he does expect a tablet this year, and that Apple’s stock will depend on the “functionality and appeal” of the rumored new device. This just in: If people like something and think it works well, they will buy it. Thanks, analyst! TUAW Rumor: Verizon and Apple are at odds over pricing on CDMA iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:32:00 EST

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Rumor: Verizon and Apple are at odds over pricing on CDMA iPhone