A close look at Verizon's open initiative

As you already know, Verizon's Open Development Conference took place last week, at which time the company revealed its plans for allowing non-Verizon handsets and applications on the network. But what does Verizon's change of heart mean for corporate customers and individual users? Will we really be able to use phones from other CDMA carriers like Sprint and Helio? What applications will Verizon really allow to run on its network? Is this Open Development thing for real or is it all just a PR stunt? Gizmodo decided to dig into these tough questions and has put together a guide detailing what Verizon's Open Development initiative means for you.

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- head over to Gizmodo and check out the guide