The initial reactions from the tech pundits seem to be concur with the famous words of a famous Kazakhi. The only drawbacks seem to be lack of features such as voice-recognition, and a slow network. The former is something which could have turned the iPhone from half-a-product to a half-assed product.
And the second is something I imagine to be on the to-do for revision 2 (which would coincide with an Asia release).
Niiice! I like!
Communication of the Interior Democrations 