I'm another avid Apple user who switched from an iPhone 3GS to an HTC Desire, and love it. Granted, it's NOT as "smooth and polished" of an experience as iOS b

I'm another avid Apple user who switched from an iPhone 3GS to an HTC Desire, and love it. Granted, it's NOT as "smooth and polished" of an experience as iOS but I think the pro's FAR outweight the cons. I found battery life to be much better (and I don't do any of the stupid suggestions such as "disable internet for longer battery!", I use all the features, all the time). I also like that I can actually PLAY with the phone as a geek. Download and mess with .apk's from random developers, mess with settings, store/manipulate files on the phone, etc. The biggest reason to do it though, is what you've already said: For a change. That was my main reason, and it has opened my eyes to how much fun it is just to change your ways for the sake of change itself.