Will the google phone be available to Verizon wireless customers?

I see it's been a month since the original entry was posted. A discussion is usually a two way process. What have there not been any substantive replies to the comments made?

Yet again your comapny is not listening to it's customers. When my contract is up early next year, I will be leaving Verizon and going with a carrier that not only listens to it's customers, but also has the foresight to understand that open source is a key component to driving technology forward.

Is it possible to walk into a Verizon store and upgrade to a phone with android?

"Verizon Wireless shares the goal of more open mobile application development." If this is true then why do articles such as these exist?

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071004-google-attacks-verizons-attempt-to-water-down-700mhz-open-access-rules.html

"AT&T wants more clarity around the "public/private partnership" part of the auction, while Frontline wants a lower reserve price. Verizon, however, is directly targeting the most innovative part of the auction, the "open access" requirements on some of the new spectrum. It has filed a federal lawsuit asking that this part of the rules be struck down by a judge, and it also appears to be lobbying the FCC directly to water them down."

Honestly, to say its open source, means without restrictions. Though then again, for a multi-million dollar company to not make money of of something would be tragic, right? If cell phones didn't require banding to specific frequency or branding then what would be the point in your guys even existing? What no contracts? No more minute limits? Wouldn't changes like that be what the "customer" wants or do you even care?

I'd be interested to know if Verizon would commit to not restrict, change or close the platform and its applications in any way?

Sounds very interesting. But I have to ask why was not Verizon a charter member of the Open Handset Alliance? As an open source platform your handset suppliers will most likely force your hand just on price points as the OHA takes hold in the marketplace. Being a member would give a voice in the development. On the outside you have no voice at all.