iPhone heading to EVDO/Verizon for 2009?

There are Apple rumors, and then there are Apple rumors. Some fade into the ether, some linger for what seems like years until…well, until they come to pass. The latest of these is the rumor that Apple will be announcing iPhones for Verizon Wireless in 2009, perhaps as early as Macworld 2009 (guess they won’t be needing those reasons why Verizon is better than the iPhone).

9to5Mac reports that:

We’ve fielded a couple of tips (some more sketchy than others) about EVDO iPhones floating around Cupertino in the past, but today’s tipster seems a little bit more sure of himself. Besides having some Verizon insider credentials, he seems to know way too much about Verizon-Apple politics. According to him, Apple will be announcing iPhones for Verizon Wireless in 2009, perhaps as early Macworld 2009. Negotiations between Apple and Verizon are ongoing but they expect to hammer out agreements by the end of the year.

Ah, so the tipster seems to “… know way too much about Verizon-Apple politics.” Must be true, then, eh? You sold me.