As an iPhone fanboy and iPhone app developer, I absolutely welcome the first Android phone to market! Gogo G1!

I want an aggressive competitor to iPhone. iPhone isn't perfect and having a great competitor can only drive Apple to making their devices better.

I don't think the design of the physical phone itself is enough to beat the iPhone. I know people say it's all about the software, but that's not really true. I don't understand why companies are trying to compete with apple without making good aesthetic and behavioral design THE top priority. It's like the zune vs. the iPod, and the G1 is the zune.

HTC has a lot of stuff up their sleeves, this is just their first Android phone for the US. froma design perspective, before the iPhone came out, HTC was lightyears ahead of any other handset manufacturer. I'm very much looking forward to their future Android phones, especially since i cant freaking stand at&t and my iphone freezes/reboots all the freaking time. also waiting for instinctiv shuffle for iphone 3g haha. and shopsavvy.

The G1 sucks for one simple reason - it looks like it sucks. It's like sticking the engine and dashboard of a ferarri in a 1999 mazda - the spec sheet tells you it's great, it handles great, it's cool on the inside, but it's still not going to impress any ladies when you drive up with it.

They should have put a little more effort in the external finishing.