Well, I don't know how you are going to respond to the droid but I will give you some info that may add some perspective.
I am a big into "gadgets". I have a rooted droid running a 1 GHz overclock and a custom rom (Bugless Beauty). I dig the fact that I can do that with the phone and make changes. The keyboard is nice to have but not a great physical keyboard so I find myself using the on-screen keyboards most of the time for quick messages. I have had multiple smartphones ever since the original motorola Q came out and admittedly...I am a moto supporter. Despite the punches you see thrown here at the iPhone, it too is a great device and is designed for the novice as well as the connoisseur. AT&T sucks so that is the iPhone's biggest problem. Just saying that some people are perfect for the iPhone while others like me, would be bored out of my mind with it.
My wife is rocking a droid too but could care less to have it. She is not a techie so she doesn't play with it much, no games, doesn't use the internet, just talk and text (which it does well) so she would be better suited with a messaging phone (much cheaper too). She has said she might want to sell it and get something less "complicated"
Bottom line: If cost is not a concern...you will LOVE the screen and if you are going to use data than you cannot go wrong with the droid.
If you want to save money but still plan on using data, the droid eris might be more your speed. It has a less capable processor, smaller screen, no physical keyboard, but many say the virtual keyboard is better than the motorola droid. It offers a smaller form factor.
If you don't think you will use the features of the expensive data plans, the env touch or env 3 might be best. the physical keyboard on those phones are great and as it is just a messaging phone, you could still have limited data features but you would spend a lot less over the course of the next two years.
Hope that helps. Happy shopping!