1. Argh, just buy a $10 case for them or something.
6. I've found iPhone\Touch's UI is way more optimized for single-hand usage.
11. Well, there's that, and the different UI paradigm also. iPhone\Touch = optimized for 1 hand navigation.
12. Apple also don't give a fuss if you download the OS update from alternative sources (*cough*torrentsnstuffs*cough*) even though they have means to enforce it.