“Verizon iPhone release date” more popular than “Verizon Droid”

“Verizon iPhone” is the most frequent search term involving the word Verizon, according to Google News. Searches for the non-existent product outnumber searches for “Verizon” on its own, as well as searches for “Verizon wireless.” So what about Verizon’s hyped iPhone competitor, the Droid? It turns out “Verizon Droid” is eighth on the list, with the branding so muddled that slightly more people are searching for news on “Verizon Android” (in reference to the device’s operating system instead of its brand name) than “Verizon Droid.” How about the newly touted “Verizon Incredible”? Nope, that’s down in the fifth spot – one spot below “Verizon iPhone release date.” That’s right, there are more people searching for the very specific phrase “Verizon iPhone release date” than there are searching for information on any of Verizon’s existing phones. While this is shattering news for Verizon – which has clearly backed the wrong horse in that the entire Android platform is still being spanked by the iPhone platform in marketshare by a tune of more than three to one – it’s not necessarily great news for Apple either, as it demonstrates just how many Verizon customers want an iPhone but are still waiting patiently until the iPhone finally comes to Verizon before they buy one, as opposed to switching over to AT&T as Apple currently wishes they would do.