Kaufman Bros. analyst, Shaw Wu, gives some reasons why Verizon may not get the iPhone in the near future.  Apple’s exclusive deal with AT&T is expected to end in the summer of 2010, but Wu notes that AT&T may try and get the contract extended.  Another problem could be from what is said to be the “conflicting interests” of Apple and Verizon.  Both companies are driven by a disire for high profits, as well as customer control.  Verizon supposedly already turned Apple down before the AT&T exclusive contract.  Most likely the reason was because Verizon wanted more control of the content on the iPhone with their V Cast network.  If Verizon became an iPhone partner, they may try to put their own app store on it, which Apple will most likely deny.