I always find these discussions rather humerous. Having choices is a good thing - I have a TP2 and my wife has a Blackberry. Both of us are perfectly satisfied with our phones.
One thing I have to respect (and be frustrated with at the same time) is the positively enormous 3rd party peripheral support for the iPod/iPhone. And a lot of that has to do with Apple's genius decision to use the
same physical connector for all its devices. Got a speaker docking station for your two year old iPod? Slide that shiny new iPhone right in there. A manufacturer can develop and market products knowing they won't become instantly obsolete the next time a new phone model comes along.
We suffer from a lack of consistency even within the same basic product. Lets say you had an AT&T Tilt2, and your new job is with a company that uses Verizon. That nice convenient charge/sync dock you bought for your T2? Toss it, because the Verizon version (Touch Pro2) has its USB port in a slightly different location on the bottom. And it is basically the same bloody phone!
I'm done shouting from my soapbox
...move along people...nothing to see here...