Normally yes but this is Apple and the iPhone. Telling Verizon that they have to give them a large sack of cash to get a CDMA iPhone made even though Apple would profit greatly from it wouldn't be too outlandish IMO.

I'd expect the same from any other company that had such a successful product as the iPhone which was in great demand. Apple is a company and out to profit at the end of the day and even Verizon would still make a killing even after paying Apple.