There is a lot of discussion for two reasons: (1) the browser is really really good, and as some others have pointed out, it has the potential to really bring i

There is a lot of discussion for two reasons: (1) the browser is really really good, and as some others have pointed out, it has the potential to really bring in a new era of computing. (2) anything to do with Google / Apple / Facebook is a HUGE link bait, and so news sites / bloggers want to milk it to the maximum. Edit: also, the iPhone is right to be hyped despite all its flaws. Apple has shown us another way of creating an extremely elegant (albeit sometimes less than usable) user interface with little screen space. In the next few years, you will see everybody copying it and taking it to the next level. The iPhone is good not because what it is right now, but because of all the future potential it has unleashed. Also, a jailbroken iPhone is a hacker's dream despite the closedness of the platform.