Flashback: the Motorola Droid started a proxy war with the iPhone

This is a story of rivalry between former partners - Motorola vs. Apple, Verizon vs. AT&T. We've already covered the first iTunes phone, the Moto ROKR, Steve Jobs could barely hide his contempt for the device when showing it on stage. This union was dissolved quickly as the team at Cupertino went on to make their own phone. A phone they will sell exclusively through AT&T. The carrier enjoyed an influx of new customers as the carrier was the only place you could buy the desirable iPhone. Verizon customers couldn't get in on the action until the iPhone 4 due to a technical limitation, the...