Alea,
One final point in the Wallet Wars, it will take some time but it will sort itself out. I believe in the end the industry will play nice with each other.
"FCC asked to investigate Verizon Wireless over Google Wallet flap
14 December 2011
Nonprofit advocacy group Free Press is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate Verizon Wireless for blocking the Google Wallet application on the Android-powered Galaxy Nexus smartphone allegedly over security concerns.
Free Press charged in a Dec. 13 letter to the FCC that Verizon Wireless may be denying access to Google Wallet because it is developing its own mobile payment technology through a joint venture with AT&T and T-Mobile called Isis.... etc.
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/22677/fcc-asked-to-investigate-verizon-wireless-over-google-wallet-flap/