At least reviewers may at last be dropping that ridiculous description "iPhone Killer" (I think "iPod Killer" is already dead).

I'm a big-time Apple/Mac fan, but do not have an iPhone due to the odious carrier they use. As it turns out, the best carrier in my area happens to be Verizon. If they happen to carry the iPhone next time my contract renews, I'd get it, but if droid is the only smart phone on the menu, then I'll look into that. Whatever else happens, this offering will--at the very least--keep the creative folks down in Cupertino on their toes.

I'm switching away from my iPhone to this. I didn't really use too many iPhone apps, and I'll probably get an iPod Touch for the few I did use. But this phone looks slick. And the screen resolution (852x480) is mind-bogglingly sharp.

Plus, AT&T sucks. I'll see if the Verizon network passes muster, and then away we go! :)

What part of the hardware did they cripple?

...with Monde. I'm in the same situation; waiting for AT&T's exclusive contract to end next year and hoping Verizon will wise up, finally, and get their Zen aligned with Apple's. Don't blow it this time, guys.

What are those Droid commercials targeting the iPhone doing on my TV? (very clever commercials, I might add :D )

It's bound to be a failure. It was rumored that Google helped Motorola build this device, so maybe it'll only be a slight failure. Anything that Motorola gets their hands on is usually messed up in some way. Maybe if the software on this device is good it won't be the mess that previous Moto phones have been. Time will tell whether anyone will even bother to try it now that Moto's cellphone business is just about on the brink of disaster.

If sales of Droid become an issue- all Apple has to do is break contract with ATT and start selling on Verizon as well. The number of applications will be hard for droid to match.
There would be a huge move to iPhone all over- however, ATT would be the real loser.
Long term view for Apple- it has to maintain it's growth of market share- so developers keep busy.
Maybe the tablet will be a verizon exclusive first- as a way to keep Apple in the game.

I love how everyone has one but me. :(

None of y'all know what would happen to Apple if they did x, or what the results would be if a certain carrier had product y. The majority of people here predict such stupid things as:

1) Product x by manufacturer y will put Apple out of business.
2) Apple will fail if they proceed with doing x.
3) Apple will succeed if they proceed with doing x.
4) Apple needs to produce a midi-Mac because I know the market better than Apple.
5) Apple can just up and break a contract, and that would be good business (flip-flopping from carrier to carrier).
6) Everything Motorola does will be a failure.
7) Everything Google does will be a success.
8) More people would definitely buy an iPhone if it were on Verizon's network rather than AT&T's.

Every day I wake up, check the papers, and breathe a sigh of relief that I don't see a headline such as, "Crystal-ball using MacNN forum user to replace Steve Jobs at the helm of Apple after proving Apple doesn't really know what they're doing or how to please their customers -- profits finally expected to go through the roof now that Apple has pulled their collective heads out of their collective arses."

If you guys truly could predict the future you'd be playing the lottery or betting on horses, not telling us what Apple, Motorola and Google *should* do in order to stay in business.

I remember fondly the days when there was actual, intelligent discussion on these comment forums instead of a bunch of idiots predicting the future and thinking they know better than Apple.