If you're thinking of getting one of the new multifunction smart phones, should you get an Apple iPhone or the new G1 based on Google's Android operating system? Gina Trapani, who describes herself as a "software and self improvement junkie," lists the reasons why she gave up her iPhone and switched to Android instead.

The reasons range from what she describes as its much better handling of Gmail to its trackball, open source software, and freedom from Apple's iTunes music software.