I bought an ipod not for the status but for the functionality,ease of use, durability, and compact size for what it offers,,,, theres no other video,MP3 player of its size or capacity..at least not that ive seen.... for these reasons I bought it...and its one of the best tech investments ive made .....I work construction and it has taken more abuse than any of the other portable video/mp3 players ive owned and keeps on rocking...when the others failed....and theres crap loads of accessories for it unlike most the others.....
the iphone? looks like more than i would need... call me silly but... i use my phone to make "phone calls"...not cook dinner, wash the car or any of the millions of functions phones have now. now if i needed a new hand held PC. il look it's direction.. but my tungsten is still running ok....