Ask HN: Why hasn't Apple bought a cell carrier like AT&T or Verizon?

To close the loop on the last missing piece in the iPhone—making it a fully integrated end-to-end communication and media device—Apple buying Verizon would be a game-changer, especially since trust in federal oversight is largely eroded nowadays.

Apple as a company are hitting walls expanding their business, having a carrier would give them another point of innovation