Windows Phone was not supposed to get LTE support until Apollo

Question

"In late 2011, one of the sticking points for Verizon Wireless in broadly adopting Windows Phone was the lack of 4G LTE support. AT&T also took issue with this missing feature as strategically they are looking to offload network congestion to their new high-speed spectrum."
http://www.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-was-not-suppose-get-lte-till-apollo
Once again, VZW - help us understand your line in the sand with taking on some new Windows Phone?  "Oh, we are still waiting for Apollo?!?"  Every day on any given WP Forum I see more and more Verizon customers leaving for Pink or AT&T.  The AT&T Stores are having a field day with this information, too!

Answer 1

So let's see who came up with the 2% growth number for Windows Phone?
Oh, that would be Strategy Analytics:  http://www.strategyanalytics.com/
The same Strategy Analytics who came up with:  http://www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=reportabstractviewer&a0=6938
Written by a doorknob in the UK named Stuart who used to work for Apple (and has no Microsoft exposure):  http://www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=biography&a0=728
In reality, as a public company, Verizon has not much say in terms of what devices they get to carry.  They can put their own spin on things as they communicate to their board - but it's the board and investor folk who drive the decisions.  Wishful thinking that these investors would read the good things about the Windows Phones.  High customer sat, customer friendly OS, easy to support, low end to high end device options, etc.  Unfortunatly, most of the investors are punch drunk on their Droid cocktails and are currently enjoying a high percent of Verizon Droid customers.  In addition, stupid things that Microsoft did - like the KIN phones - do nothing but leave Verizon investors and board members burn victims.