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With regard to some of your issues, I would like to offer some help from a very satisfied NexusOne Android user.
Quirks:
Syncing – I don’t listen to music on my phone, so I have no input here. I have friends that use Doubletwist and are very happy with it.
Buttons – As you said, it takes a bit to get used to those buttons. But once you do, it very nice to have more than just one button.
Battery LIfe – I get through an entire day on half a battery. Could be some apps you were using that were draining battery life.
Ear hole – Really? Really???
On-Screen Keyboard – The stock Android Keyboard has always been a sticking point for many. My non-technical wife uses it just fine on her N1. There are MANY alternative keyboards available for anyone having trouble. I use SWYPE, which is amazing IMHO. Here is a good roundup of a few others http://www.androidcentral.com/android-centrals-keyboard-roundup

Applications – As you stated the Android Marketplace has far less apps than the iTunes App Store. Then again there are far more FREE apps in the android Marketplace. I think those of us enjoying our Android experience have a bit of a “Field of Dreams” mentality…”If you build it, they will come”. Android usage continues to steadily grow http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/05/comscore-android-market-share-continues-to-gain-on-the-iphone/
As far as app quality, a recent MSNBC article thinks it is a bit of a draw http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38382217/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/

Personally I have only had to pay for one app in my 6 months of Android usage. It is called Vignette and it is an amazing photography app which I will get into more in the next section. Other than that, there are many amazing developers that are more than willing to give there app away free and/or with ad-based revenues. It is great!

Additionally I am always amazed at the frequency with which the apps I have installed on my phone are updated. It is great. New functionalities, bug fixes, optimizations. LOVE IT! Also the abaility for me to customize my phone is really wonderful. with Apps like LauncherPro you can completely customize the look, feel and functionality of your phone very easily…and FREE!

Photography – A cursory google search easily found the following http://mashable.com/2010/05/16/android-photo-apps/ Most of them have FREE versions that include limited functionality. There is another one called ToyCamera that I played with a bit. I decided Vignette was the best of the ones I tested (tons of options and updated regularly), and purchased it.

Death Grip – I think this is sort of a moot point now. All phones attenuate. As I recall, I have only dropped one call, and that was in an area with the worst reception I have ever seen so I blame the network in the area more than the phone (which I feel is also the case for the iphone. It is AT&T’s fault not the iphone’s. Yet another reason I went the Tmobile route.).


Discontinued – What can I say. The N1 was a big step in an unusal direction. At the time it pushed the envelope, and flaunted its 1Ghz processor. IMHO The N1 pushed HTC farther ahead than they might have gone in such a short time. This is still the reference phone Google developers use. This is still going to be the most solid and up-to-date phone out of any in the Android line (maybe through the end of the year).

Additional points – I am really amazed with the frenzy of the Android handset community. I see no way Apple can keep up (as far as options). In the time that the next iPhone is released, there will be probably 20-30 new handsets that will be bigger, faster and have more options than the iphone. The developer community will be right there with them providing apps and kernels to those that want to push the envelope, and don’t want to be stuck in a system controlled by apple.

In no way do I mean the above to be an attack on the author of this article. As I stated above, I am a very happy Android user. Just wanted to provide a logical, informative response for those of you that may be interested in using Android.

But I love my iPad. Nothing beats Apple’s keyboard and UI.

On the app side, yes the Android market is climbing.  But the quality of apps are a joke. Especially Facebook’s, I use my iPod when I post on Facebook over my Android.