At last month's D: All Things Digital technology conference, which I co-produce for The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said he was wary of producing an Apple cellphone because, instead of selling it directly to the public, he would have to offer it through what he called the "four orifices" -- the four big U.S. cellphone carriers.

This is the best Steve Jobs quote I've heard in awhile.

Mossberg is right on the money here with how assinine the situation with wireless carriers and cellphone hardware is.