I bought one yesterday at a T-Mobile store in New York. And I generally agree that the fit and finish is far from the iPhone. But I don't think buyers of this

I bought one yesterday at a T-Mobile store in New York. And I generally agree that the fit and finish is far from the iPhone. But I don't think buyers of this phone -- or their phone-admiring friends and acquaintances -- will care. For this phone, it's about the three S-es: screen, software, slide-out keyboard. They are all top-notch, and they are the features that will have people gawking, talking, and eventually buying the G1. I had a clerk at a different store who had never seen or heard of the G1 ask me to look at it half an hour after I bought it. They were in love after about 30 seconds. The screen is bright and crisp, as good-looking as the iPhone, and despite the lack of multitouch, works well. Android is shockingly good in round one. The notification system alone is a huge step forward in mobile phone design. And the keyboard bridges the gap to all the ex-Blackberry users (such as myself), who don't want to tap-tap away on a screen.