Likes:

• Not SIM locked like the iPhone 
• hugh screen (800x480) 
• next generation Google Maps 
• sleek hardware (camera, speed) 
• removeable battery 
• expandable memory

Dislikes:

• inconsistent UI 
• ugly notification bar 
• just-another-iPhone-clone

It doesn't sound like big issues, but the Google phone needs to be different in order to gain some marketshare.

The inconsistent UI is my main concern here. What really separates the iPhone from the rest of the competition is the UI consistence and the ease of use. The Google phone or any of the other Android-based phone is a misch masch of different design philosophies which lookls almost like some parts of the phone have been developed by different parties - which can actually be the case.

One of the things that make the Nexus One look like one of those old school smartphone is the crowded notification bar. In 2010 I expect a phone to solve this problem a little more innovative and good looking.

Yes, the Nexus One has its pros especially when it comes to the hardware, but don't be surprised if Apple is countering that latest in Spring this year when they release the 3rd or 4th generation (depending on how you count them) of their iPhone.

Don't get me wrong, the Nexus One is great phone and most probably the best choice if you want a phone other than the iPhone, but it is not the game changer some people expected it to be. It's rather the other iPhone from the otehr big player. Decide yourself whom you like more - Apple or Google ...