I look at the iphone/blackberry/android "wars" like motor oil. Being a mechanic its the best i can relate it to.
Mobil 1(iphone) is crap oil. I wouldn't put it in any car i own. Its outdated chemically, provies minimal protection for a synthetic, and has none of the benefits you will find in a quality synthetic. Mobil 1 has one thing the rest of the quality makers dont need to have, a truly massive advertising budget. The more exposure you get for your feces, the more people will buy it.
Penzoil/Castrol/Valvoline(blackberry) has been around for years, is trusted and dosent need to pump money into advertising, the reputation is there and people trust it. Even the top of the lines from these respective companies are fair to moderate, provide average service life and get the job done, their not the best you could put into your engine by any means.
Amsoil/Royal Purple/Redline (android) not as well known, but established with fantical users who refue to substitute. The best protection you can get, the longest service life by far, and constantly evolving to meet the needs of newer vehicles with tighter tolerances, more extreme operating temps and ever tightening emissions and fuel economy restrictions.
Maybe not entirely accurate, but the iphones ive seen basically suck. Slow on the net w/o wifi, service in general is mediocre, and your somewhat hamstrung with apps and other items as I understand it as if its not in the market and you dont want to crack the phone, your stuck with what your offered.
My blackberry experience is probably marred so I'll just avoid this one.
Android gives you the flexibility to run non market apps if you so choose, its open source meaning the tools are readily available for anyone to develop apps for the phones, and its not tied down to one specific carrier meaning you can stay with your carrier and get what you want.
Apple is a giant that will probably not go away, and all things technology are always going to have inherent limitations, bugs and problems. But IMHO android will probably continue to make a huge dent in iphone, blackberry and the rest of the pda market for quite some time. Even coming to verizon, if that ever happens, while it may hurt other phone sales initially, I dont think the momentum will continue. The iphone was a mold breaker when it came out, however its dated, anyway you cut it, the phone has not gone through any major evolutions in quite some time. Going from 1.5 to 2.1 on my eris was like a new phone. HUGE change for the better.
Android, while the new kid on the block, has definitely made a mark and I dont imagine it will go anywhere.
