I have the same basic setup...2nd gen iPod Touch and my WinMo Phone...
I don't want to get locked in to this is how you will interact with "your" device...with Apple. I have my iPod jailbroken just because I can...
With Opera10 (the beta) it actually opens up pretty fast...so searching on google is not so slow...esp if you search directly from the internet tab...but anyway..
I won't get an iPhone just for the simple fact that I can do so much more with my Windows phone. PLUS, I know that not everyone and their MOM have the same device as I do. AND if they do...I know that they don't have the ROM that I have...