So The IPHONE finally comes to the UK well the apple fanboys will love it of course - :)
and the millions of others will be happy today that google will rock their new phones - with changeable batteries - 3G - media players email instant messaging and most likely tariffs that will be highly subsidised by google sponsored links.
Established players like HTC, LG, and Samsung have signed up from day one-- and theoretically, anyone else that wants to have a go at it since the Google Android platform and its code base is wide open.
The Google GPhone is not a phone then - its hundreds of phones in a vast range of form factors - some will be touch phones - stylus phones smart phones - Ultra Mobile PC - or even the phone you already have if its a fairly recent model phone that support java.
The carriers "Walled Gardens" will finally be wiped away - users want their portable devices "always on" - always connected and always know where they are.
I suspect if you buy into the iphone you will very quickly realise you bought the phone equivalent of the Betamax
Fuckin Lovely Adverts tho :)