What would a Verizon iPhone do to the Pre’s potential market?

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AT&T wouldn’t be working this hard unless they thought their exclusive deal was threatened. What would a Verizon iPhone do to the Palm Pre’s adoption.
While, deep down, I love Palm and hate to think of them going out of business. It would be a brilliant move on the part of Apple. It would certainly kill off any chances of the Pre posing a threat to the iPhone or Blackberry.