You mean, all that insistence on network-specific devices was all hooey?

Having exhausted all other options, Verizon takes the first step towards doing the right thing:

Verizon Wireless Says ‘Bring Your Own’ Device
By Saul Hansell

Verizon Wireless has stunned the wireless world by announcing that by sometime next year it will open its network to “any apps, any device.”

There is a lot of fine print, but the essence appears to be that Verizon will offer two flavors of service: its traditional bundle, which typically includes a subsidy for phone purchase and various other features, and “bring your own” device service, which will be open to any device that meets “minimum technical standards.”

'Bout freaking time. Now maybe the other Telcos can get off the dime and get back to selling access, instead of phones and accesories.

Y'know, kinda like the rest of the world does?