I have been watching this thread for a bit, and will now share my prespective :
i have been firmly in the 'anything but ipod' category for about three years now. i bought one of the 5g ones after pondering it for a while and for me it was amazing that you couldn't rename a song on the device, nor could you delete one. No, itunes for that. i simply couldnt get over that. so i got rid of it and never looked back.
well, sort of.
there is no doubt about it, apple is genius when it comes to design. i watched and secretly pondered, all the while wondering why i could not bring myself to 'like' apple products, and i think i know why; they aren't 'gadgets' in that sence of a word, they are appliances. not meant to be fiddled with. i think that is alot of why i didn't like them. i love my 770 (on it now btw) but i must say i have been eyeing the touch, not to replace the IT but to compliment it, i dont like to drain my battery on the 770 (or n810 when i get one next weekend) when i want to listen to some music. ( also considering the samsung P2 for its a2dp )
in short, i wish i could just consider the touch like i do any other device, but being that it is an apple it seems to refuse that consideration
-ezra hilyer