there will be more of these discussions as android and the g1 roll out....the best comparision i have heard is the iphone (ipod touch) are for people who just want stuff to work (like my wife) the n810 (and soon the g1) are for people who want to say i can do this/that and the other thing and maybe it will do this/that and the other thing and maybe it will crash- i am a tinkerer my wife is not... that is why there is chocolate and vanilla ice cream