Should Apple buy a carrier, or just go around them?
When it comes to the iPhone, the main element that is still out of Apple's control is the carriers. Jean-Louis Gassee proposed Apple solve this problem by just scooping up a carrier. But patent filings indicate Apple has other plans.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAppleBlog/~3/DNgDqeQQJ5A/