Completely different goals there. One is not a replacement for the other except in extraordinarily rare circumstances.
Oh yeah - no 3G this time around. I personally expect to see it the
next hardware revision.
Thanks for the heads up, I think that will likely be a bit necessary for me sadly. It is a shame because I agree with much of what you said in your post, and love some of what I have seen on the progress of the phone. But it is definitely being kept in mind.