Big boy hug for Apple and Verizon

Well, as predicted by the entire internet the iPhone is now available on Verizon, America largest (and by most accounts, best) network.
This is, of course, big news. The deal with Verizon will open up the American market to a much greater extent for Apple and mean that many people who didn't wish to switch can now rush out to purchase an iPhone 4.

Of course this means we are probably in for another round of signal strength comparisons/complaints and Apple will now have to decide what to do when their typical summer release comes around for the iPhone5. It's possible they could just make minor tweaks ala the 3GS to not alienate users too much or possibly they will offer existing users a good price on a (very) early upgrade. It seems unlikely that Apple would want to move forward with two different dates and SKU's for long however.