Verizon to release iPhone Killer... again?

TheStreet.com has stated that Verizon will launch an iPhone Killer in the states this summer. The Prada phone is said to be set to launch in order to stem the tide of customers that may jump ship to AT&T / Cingular for the iPhone.

Supposedly Verizon will pull out the stops and go heavy on the marketing, but will it really be able to keep customers away from the iPhone? Maybe... maybe not. The iPhone is really set to shake up the cell phone market and the way that it operates. The iPhone will not be subsidized (at least we doubt it will be in the very beginning) and with all the cool features it will bring, it really raises the bar (pardon the pun) on what is going to be expected of future smart phones and cell phones.

We think the main factors against the iPhone will be price and the fact that it's only on AT&T currently (and for the next 5 years if we believe everything we read). But even the iPod was expensive when it first came out... and before we blinked, everyone had to have one. Will Verizon be able to stave off the I-gotta-have-one factor? We'll find out for sure this summer!