I'm less concerned about device hardware and software, and more concerned if my service will be acceptable because of the device I choose. Greedy power freaks like pipe providers give me plenty to fear. I don't want to have to worry if my bits will get through because I choose an open-standards-compliant device that the telco didn't have a hand in.

Push technology hasn't hit its stride yet. Mark my words, this field is wide open, and if these pipe merchants mess with innovation in this area, they'll be a shiit storm. It's economic war: We want less of their services, and they want to force us to use the same or more. Being optimistic here wouldn't be wise.