I'm a diehard, true-blue Apple fan - iPhone, iPod, iMac, etc. Got the lot (except an iPad, but that will soon be addressed). Nevertheless it annoys the hell out of me that Apple have a nasty habit of dumbing down their new release products. For a company of their stature, there's absolutely no reason why many of the features now available on their latest models could not have been introduced on previous ones. It's like they intentionally hold off on these features, because they know their loyal fan base (including me) will consume whatever they bring out - and then line up all over again for the next one. Marketing genius - yes - but not so great for the consumer. It's just that they're so shiny, and cool, and sexy, etc...
That said, it looks like the new iPhone 4 will again be the benchmark by which everyone else will be playing catch-up.