Apple lost me when the stopped using Motorola CPUs.
I hung on with Microsloth so long because I was writing programs and wanted the most people to be able to use them.
I switched to Linux and have never been happier.
But, there are still programs that I would wish were better...
It can all be summed up: Yes, the iPhone is beautiful and elegant... as long as you never need to remove the battery.
I remember the Motorola and PowerPC days. Yes it was sad when they went with the more mainstream Intel option.
I am tempted by linux but right now I don't have a big need to use it. If it had Photoshop and better GPU acceleration I might be tempted more. I do enjoy messing around with the command line though.
I remember when most phones let you remove the battery. Seems most of them are sealed now though.