The rumor is circulating the blogosphere that Wal-Mart will be selling iPhones starting after Christmas. The initial report comes from the Boy Genius Report and then CNN lended additional weight to the rumor with their post on Fortune. I would like to issue a more formal response.

First, I would like to point out to all retailers that Wal-Mart has sold Apple products for years and moves millions of units for the Empire. With their imposing presence worldwide they have been loyal to Emperor Steve always. Second, of course Wal-Mart will be selling the 3G iPhone. While I am not at liberty to divulge the exact launch date I can unequivocally confirm the truth of the rumor. 

In the Empire’s plan to engulf the entire known universe, the Death Star iPhone is our most powerful weapon and is already causing our enemies to tremble in fear. 

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With the obvious speed provided by the iPhone on a 3G connection, many users with laptops have been wondering how to connect their computer to their phone to get internet access when an ethernet cable or WiFi network is unavailable; commonly referred to as tethering. Users have spoken and Emperor Steve has delivered!

AT&T was a tough nut to crack, but in the end we managed to get them to cave. Sure this will end up costing them even more in bandwidth charges, but if they’re going to keep their “exclusive carrier” status this is the price they’ll pay.