Preloaded apps that will all be 3 versions old by the time you buy the phone! Wheeeee!!!

I could see using AI as a venous stud-finder of sorts, but I'd prefer a trained human at the other end of the needle portion.

@Chad: I'd argue that the level of "sophistication" is a wash between Xbox360 and PS3. If you play games online, period, you're going to run into a lot of 13 year olds that just discovered how to cuss and have decided to test it out during Halo/Call of Duty/Resistance game.

In terms of getting a system based on the level of online features, you have to go in favor of the Xbox360. It's a proven platform with a low barrier to entry, a slew of games, and now with Netflix on board (with Facebook and Twitter coming in the Fall), developers just seem to favor it more for whatever reason.

Until the new Final Fantasy games come out, until Blu-Ray becomes an absolute necessity (I wouldn't argue that it is, as of right now), and until PSN starts focusing on usability rather than fluff (Home is a good example), I'd advise anybody to go with an Xbox360.

I'd be curious to see how these sell compared to the Kindle. Sony, after the PS2, has really been on the outside looking in in terms of hardware experiments in a lot of tech disciplines, but their progress here looks pretty promising and un-Sony-like.

I agree wholeheartedly with @Frankenstein Black's timeline of evaluations for Windows versions.

It seems they put out a usable product, experiment (and ham-handedly fail) with the next version, and learn from their mistakes on the one after it. It's a good pattern for a company to evolve on, albeit frustrating for the users.

My hopes aren't high for anybody justifying fair use claims in court - especially now that President Obama seems bent on padding our Department of Justice with ex-RIAA lawyers (Why, Barack? Why?!).

I expect if Real makes a good case, they'll still probably settle out of court with MPAA so it doesn't set any precedent that would be consumer-friendly.

I think Verizon or any other non-AT&T provider would be stupid not to try and bring the iPhone to their networks. And Apple would be stupid not to pursue a deal with as many carriers as possible and proliferate their device.

All the cons I've heard about the iPhone so far are mostly on AT&T when you think about it. Lack of tethering? Apple says they support it, AT&T won't provide it. Dropped calls? AT&T. Outrageous 3G bills/overseas usage charges? Again, AT&T.

Plus, here where I am in Seattle, studies have shown Verizon to be the most cost-effective and reliable carrier. Hell, even Sprint & T-Mobile have bested AT&T's coverage in some cities from the consumer reports I've read.

Despite all the software revisions and advances Apple is making on the iPhone, I think to some extent, AT&T exclusivity will always hold them back.

Yeah "Zune Guru" is right up there with "Social Media Expert". Get a life, dude.

Unfortunately, this came out about 25 years too late for Devo to make proper use of it. Hehe

About time Seattle got some WiMAX love. I'm really looking forward to this for my netbook.