I've always scratched my head when Apple unveils their "newest" products and they are are essentially a more locked down version of something already available with a different gui. (ie: iPods < any variant mp3 player; iPhone < most every other smart phone out there) Yet, their consumers think they have the latest greatest thing....
I've always said Apple has a great marketing team and I agree with you there Orren that they could sell a blank sheet of paper as the new iPaper and charge $5 a sheet and they'd have people lining up to buy it and then telling you how much more awesome it is than your sheet of paper that you paid less than 1 cent for.
Is the iPhone a bad product, no. But is it truly the "best" phone available right now? Specs and basic component comparison would say absolutely not.
And I think this video probably best illustrates iPhone users...