[Yo-Yo]

I wouldn’t guarantee that the Verizon iPhone 4 will be “junkware” free.

That’s so unlike Verizon, who will cripple features on phones just so they all work the same, and make it more difficult to backup contacts, transfer sound or photo files, without using Verizon software and network.

[mnehring]

I wouldn’t guarantee that the Verizon iPhone 4 will be “junkware” free.

My Droid came with three pieces of what considers 'junkware'. An app that I can access and manage my account, a link to their media store and a link to their app store. It took all but a couple of seconds to delete the latter two, the first is actually pretty useful. I think this is an overrated complaint.

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>I wouldn’t guarantee that the Verizon iPhone 4 will be “junkware” free.

It will be. Because Apple requires it. Verizon can make things available via the App Store. there won’t be anything pre-loaded on the phone.

[oh8eleven]

[Verizon] makes it more difficult to backup contacts, transfer sound or photo files, without using Verizon software and network.
I'm a dinosaur - using an LG VX8300 for three years now - and I do all the above via my PC with Bluetooth and BitPim.
Your results may vary.

[ReignOfError]

That’s so unlike Verizon, who will cripple features on phones just so they all work the same, and make it more difficult to backup contacts, transfer sound or photo files, without using Verizon software and network.

I'd bet the farm the Verizon iPhone will do all that through iTunes. You also won't see the Verizon logo on the outside of the phone. Apple doesn't play around on that, and widespread rumor (of which I'm somewhat dubious) is that's why VZN wasn't in the running for the iPhone four years ago (the far bigger factor is that going with a GSM carrier let them have one hardware platform worldwide).