The small internal memory is a problem IMO. I have about 15 apps installed on my phone right now and I'm down to only 91MB of internal memory left. Basically I'm limited to how many applications I can have. I believe, but not sure, that all android phones have this limitation in one way or another. Some phones actually have less ROM like the HTC Dream with only 256. The Motorola Droid also only has 512 MB so moving to the droid won't be any better.
The concern is that as the OS grows, and it will, the amount of space for the applications will decrease. But the phone is pretty flexible. If this were to happen there is a possibility that the app storage could be moved to the external SD card.
Rooting is basically becoming super user on the phone. Android is linux at the end of the day and the super user is named "root". Basically the exploits find a way to install a program called SU in the system bin directory on the phone. SU is a program that allows applications or users to temporarily become super user. Once you are super user you can do anything on the phone. Change configuration files, update the OS, change hidden settings, and many more dangerous activities.
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