I am usually not a moaner (prove: got a SR MBP with the lower-third-yellow-cast issue and I am not moaning at all

) but I think Apple is trying to push out the EGPRS leftovers and Europeans are meant to help in getting rid of them.
Yes, 399,- is not to bad I can live with a approx. USD 50,- surcharge, but:
a) over here in Germany HSDPA is ubiquitous (I **** you not)
b) free or complimentary Wifi is (almost) unheard of (apparently mainly due to legal/responsibility issues) true for coffee shops and the like as well as exploiting open connections
I am a recent switcher to the Mac-side and one of the things I truly admire(d) about Apple is that they include a feature only if performs/delivers 100%. EGPRS does not give me a decent internet surfing experience, it just doesnt.
As others pointed out: We have no confirmation whether the German T-mobile hotspots will be available for no charge for iPhone users but even if they are: I have three Startbucks in 5min walking distance and T-mobile Wifi is broken on all three of them last time I checked (and it was working) they charged ridiculously high amounts (order of magnitude: USD 15,- for 30min) so nobody is using it, nobody cares.
Maybe its my limited experience with Apple but it is sad to see that they too are just a we-get-it-right-on-the-second-or-third-try company.
My contract runs out in November and all the iPhone craziness made me seriously consider a mobile internet device. As much as I loathe the crappy user experience but I think Ill have to learn to live with either the Samsung SGH i600 or the Nokia E61i
Damn!