I don't believe being braindead has anything to do with it, I'm positive it's as y'all say a question about price, complexity etc.

On the other hand, I also think it's a priority they'd done differently if they had known earlier just how much better smartphones are in December 2009 compared to December 2008. There are clever product developers elsewhere, too. My claim is that smartphones in general has gotten better a whole lot faster the last 15ish months.