I don't get it either.
I paid €120 for my sony-ericson, no problems after 8 months. Only the SD card is a bit small, only 2gb and I'm to lasy to go buy a new one.
It's not why people buy Iphones. I'd buy an Iphone.
But paying more for a phone than I did for my car, that's just crazy.
I just get an evil grinn when i read up on Apples mistakes

The same kind I get when I see a broken down Audi or BMW