In the linked to article, he doesn't say what device he was using. I never used voice input on my G1 because it didn't work that great and wasn't available unt

In the linked to article, he doesn't say what device he was using. I never used voice input on my G1 because it didn't work that great and wasn't available until the later builds (cupcake and donut). However, it works great on my Droid with the 2.1 update. I've dictated complete sentences into a notes application and it got them first try. It's not perfect but it's good. As far as too many apps causing instability, dropped calls etc. I have never experienced that at all with either of my phones and I have installed tons of apps. The only real issue I've ever had with multitasking is that on 3-4 occasions a web page would hang when loading (possibly on some Javascript) and it would drain my battery down prematurely.