RAK, all of this may be true... except for the fact that no other smart phone provider has come close to opening the doors as much as the iPhone has. Have you ever seen an app store before? Have you ever seen hundreds (possibly thousands) of developers building customer applications available for the masses (that are easy to install, I might add)? Have you ever played Assassins Creed on your Palm or Blackberry?
The iPhone is not perfect, you're right about that. It's riddled with flaws, glitches and bugs- like ALL technology today. The truth of the matter is, that even with it's flaws it's still superior to the competition; especially in terms of bringing gaming to a new platform in new ways.