Why are you crazy about Android phones? I really have no idea, all I know is that it's from Google but other OSs allow the use of google service too, so...?
The main reason is Google itself.
I've had gmail for several years now, and it's just gotten better with time. When it started it was very plain and boring. It's only unique features were that it threaded your emails, gave you huge storage space, and had google's awesome search tools for organizing your mail. Since then they have added color coordinated labels (as opposed to folders), integration with google calendar, docs, tasks, and gtalk(in fact, some of those services were spawned off of gmail to begin with). Every product they've added such as google maps, youtube, and blogger are tied into my google account, so slowly I've received all this software, for free. They regularly improve their software and add functionality, new features, or just plain new products --- all for free.
Given google's dedication to providing great products, with simple interfaces, that are guaranteed to get better over time with improvements to quality, integration, new features and even new products --- the android phone was a no brainer.
I've said this a billion times, but I'll say it again, I had a T-Mobile Wing for a year (that's windows mobile if you're paying attention) and not once, not ONCE did I get an update. I even ran the update manually once a month and got nothin. It was an "okay" experience that I had to hack the hell out of to get it half as functional as my G1 was out of the box. Meanwhile I've had the G1 for 9 months and it's had at least 3 updates that have improved the quality and experience and even added extra features. I'd even argue that the Cupcake Update wasn't an update at ALL but rather an UPGRADE. A vast improvement on what has already been a GREAT experience so far. And again, ALL for free. The phone may have been $400 but The Android OS wasn't part of that price. The OS is free, the updates and upgrades(like cupcake) are free.
I love that my info is backed up on the cloud and I can make changes to contacts at a PC and have them float over to my phone in a matter of minutes without me having to do a thing.
I love the innovative programs this open source OS is not only inspiring, but rewarding developers for making. Apps you won't likely see on another OS such as locale and ShopSavvy.
Are their problems, ABSOLUTELY. I don't deny for one second that Android has issues. But, unlike Windows Mobile, I'm not going to have to wait and hope they fix it, only to find out they'd rather have me pay for a brand new OS instead of just fixing the broken one. Google has demonstrated an obsession with improving their products, leading to an outstanding customer experience that Apple and MS can only HOPE to achieve.
It's not ready yet, but I have a strong feeling that in a couple years Android will be an OS that competes directly with Windows and Mac on the computer/laptop platform, and I have little doubt that Android will kick their asses -- or at least inspire them to drop a lot of their bad habits and fix their customer experience issues.
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