The argument has become irrelevant. It won't take long to see Android ported to iPhone. Or just run from console, for the hardcore purists.

I'm buying an iPhone. Not because I believe in Apple (I don't even like 'em), but so that I can chose any of these options.

If you are a consumer that has to be catered to and helpless to make you own way, well… I guess this whole discussion might matter to you. I find it moot.

G1 for tmobile launching at 179 for new subscribers and 299 for current subscribers. Looks like andriod is gonna be a solid platform. Ive got it pre-ordered. Its gonna be interesting to see whether I LOVE it or LIKE it

True some of you may dislike apple, but no one can deny the capability of mac mobile. It's fast, capable, intuitive and just plain sexy. If Android can bring that to LG and Samsung front-ends, more power to them. The only problem? It still needs to be produced. The first gen SDK was available to all. The second: only 50 developers. Who knows about the next.

Another issue I see is the carriers. If all the big boys are dropping out there is no reason for hardware producers to pick this up. Maybe that's what google needed to in the first place. Create a gPhone.

The lowest price Apple laptop BestBuy lists is model MB402LL/a at $1099. So just for starters, the Apple laptop is TWICE the price. The two machines have slightly different features sets, but believe both are totally usable laptops with essentially similar performance and capability.

The MacBook has a few features the Dell doesn't, like Bluetooth and 1000 Base-T Ethernet, webcam, and slightly faster processor. The Dell also has a few features not on the MacBook, like an HDMI video connector (no extra cost adapter), SD card slot, twice as much ram, a modem, ExpressCard 54 slot, DVD burner (MacBook only reads DVD). I'd have to say the Dell is the feature set winner.

Windows Vista Home Premium seems to run terrifically well on this machine, and the built in apps offhand seem similar.

I'd say the extra fesatures on the Dell are more important than the ones of the MacBook, and it's price is HALF. We could have religous battles about the intangable differences, but if you compare based on the measurables, like disk capacity, screen size, hardware functionality, the Dell is a WAY more cost effective machine.

It seems obvious the reason the 3G iPhone is half the price is because to be competetive it has to be.

first try to know the importance of the MMS/SMS after that post ur reply to my comments, switch on ur TV and see how many ads are there asking u to send such a message either MMS or SMS, for your knowledge the biggest profit that feeds the TV's pocket these days are programs with message transfer based, take a look at the famous show "american idol" may be u will get the point, and here are some useful links:

- apple case with iPhone-like interface : http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Hunts-Down-The-iPhone-Interface-Maker-48619.shtml

- for sms/mms try to google "sms mms uasge" and find me one article that mention MMS is useless.

- for the iphone price google this "iphone manufacture cost" or simply click those:

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/32022.php

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/19/iphone-manufacturing-cost-estimated-at-245-83-maybe/

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/iphone-only-costs-250-to-make-rest-of-price-is-fanboy-tax-229664.php

They did this to iPhone and tore it a new on before it was out, yet somehow it was a success.

Now they are comparing an open platform, which has really just started, to Apple's closed platform, which has now had a chance to finally get their SDK out to developers in beta. Give it a chance, and Android may really hit a stride by 2009. Without necessarily hurting Apple, either!

Another problem is getting such fast moving info from a printed article!