It appears that you can also get the non-S 16 GB iPhone for $149.

"While Supplies Last"

iPhone schmi-Phone...

I want a collar that makes my dog talk.

A few days in and the word on the Pre is still good. Battery life issues (what phone doesn't have that these days?), some disputed talk of distorted screens. Otherwise people are loving it. Contingent on holding one for myself to make sure I like the keyboard and general feel, it's definitely the front runner for me, especially since it would mean not having to switch providers.

Surprisingly, that is the secret project that Steve Jobs has been working on during his alleged "sick leave."

The iCollar

Too late. We've already bonded.

How can you not bond with your iPhone? I simply adore mine.

I'm a late adapter to any new technology. I like to see the bugs worked out and which products become very appealing. I don't like conformity, but with technology, popularity generally goes - - if not to the very best product - than certainly to one that does its job without problems.

So a big part of my decision to go with the iPhone is the same as when i finally purchased an iPod. It may not be the best device of its kind, but its ultra-popularity is a great boon. If everyone has one, everyone can give you tips ... and with the iPhone in particular, apps can be recommended by a wide variety of people. (To say nothing of the fact that the iPhone has by far the widest variety of apps available.)

I generally agree, but a year and a half of having a Motorola Q has definitely made me more amiable to something like the Pre. The Q is buggy, underpowered, and seriously lacking in apps and support...and yet I've managed to make it a very useful tool for myself.

Aided in no small part by the fact that I have the patience and knowledge to fight with half-working crap until I figure out how to get it working. I would certainly like the convenience of an iPhone where, for the most part at least, things are available, tested, and supported. But it's not a necessity for me. So the Pre, which seems to be garnering widespread appeal, will likely be an ideal middle ground for me, saving me some money and garnering significantly better community support than the Q, if not as good as the iPhone's. With the added benefit of being marginally non-conformist.

And I won't have to switch carriers. Despite the broad-based hatred for Sprint they've been completely fine for us and AT&T was decidedly not when we had them a decade ago.

Ditto. Plus I've tried the iPhone's touch keyboard and I still prefer physical buttons.