Well, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will be releasing its much anticipated iPhone on June 11 according to the company's exclusive carrier (Cingluar) AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) AT&T Mobility. Other than this date being two days after my birthday -- yes, yes, I know it's significant enough -- it is also the first day of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference.

I've been drooling over the iPhone ever since I saw Jobs' Macworld keynote, especially the iPhone introduction. If you haven't seen it, it's an hour and half long but it's worth it. If you're pressed for time, just look at Apple's iPhone webpage. If you're not impressed and don't want one yourself, then you're just not a gadget lover!

Alas, I am completely disappointed. Other than the fact that the iPhone will be released after my b-day (so I can't even ask for it as a present), the Canadian release date is still unconfirmed. It is believed that the release date in Canada will be before the October European release. Last, the iPhone carrier in Canada, Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE: RG) isn't my carrier and I won't switch, not even for the iPhone. Rogers always had close ties with AT&T and is the largest carrier in Canada with some 6.2 million subscribers (about a tenth of AT&T), but I'd have still expected Apple to sign with a company like Telus Corp. (NYSE: TU), a smaller, but hipper company. Alas, as a commenter remarked, Rogers (with Fido acquired) is the only GSM carrier in Canada.

Currently, Apple hasn't chosen a provider for the iPhone in Europe, although Vodafone Group (NYSE: VOD) is the favorite. Apple expects to sell 10 million iPhones in 2008. By then the iPhone should be available in Europe (Oct. 2007) and Asia (2008) as well.

As an American then, privileged enough to get the iPhone on June 11, are you going to switch over to AT&T if, say, you're one of the 59 million of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) subscribers?

Update: The iPhone was recently rumored to be delayed.