Verizon iphone 4 launch a failure?

Verizon launch a failure?

It does look pretty ridiculous for there to be 20 Apple Employees in the store to applaud 2 people outside during Verizon's launch of the iPhone 4. But there are a couple things to consider:

1. People are locked into their current smartphone contracts whether it’s Verizon or AT&T or any other carrier. Most of the people who want an iPhone already have one (except business customers locked into Verizon).

2. Verizon customers have seen the folly of people trying to get iPhones on opening day. They are more of the business-population, so they know it's probably more efficient to have just pre-order then get them delivered.

3. 4g phones are probably just around the corner, why get locked into a 2 year contract if the 4g version is most-likely coming around the corner?

4. Apple itself didn't make a big deal out of Verizon getting the iPhone. They let Verizon handle the announcement and pretty much sat back in the shadows.

5. It was cold outside! (just throwing that in there).