Sorry, but "it wasn't that we couldn't afford the Iphone, but more that gaining that in our lineup would take away funds" is just another, fancier way of saying "can't afford." Granted, Apple is way over priced. Apple almost has the power to make or break carriers with their product nowadays. I don't know why Apple wouldn't want to work with carriers so they can sell more of their phones, but I don't think Apple will budge (maybe because of greed). Sprint has leveraged their company on that single device. It's just too bad that Apple has gained that kind of power, especially when Android is there as a much better alternative.