[ghshephard]

Steve Jobs isn't so much big brother, as he is passionate about the user experience.

Open = Security Issues, Performance Concerns, Viruses, Battery Concerns, Piracy Concerns (resulting in poor software availabilty)

Closed = Secure, predictable performance, virus resistant (if not proof), well known power utilization, and commercially friendly.

But, the good news is we have _both_ now - Android is the open version of iPhone (minus a bit of UI polishing that will be cleaned up, soon).

I'm looking forward to seeing how this all works out over the next three-four years, particularly if the iPhone is available on a reasonable wireless provider in the Bay Area. (AT&T continues to be the bane of my existence.)

[WiseWeasel]

My only problem with Android is the lack of direct syncing and backup to my own computer, rather than doing everything through the cloud.