You do know Android is based on the Linux kernel, right?
....zzzzzzzziinnnnnngggg!!!!
I was responding to the Windows phone comment, and yes, I know that both Android and the iPhone OS are based on Linux kernels.
My distaste is more about having loads of private data on an always-on network connected machine. I run regular backups of data on my private home network and use HP Ultrium tape for backup of that data, but none of my internal machines are connected to the Internet. The only time anything on my home network is exposed to the outside world is when I’m sitting at my gaming desktop, and I have plenty of threat assessment software running to warn me if anything is awry.
Call me old fashioned, but my idea of a smart phone is a leather-bound notepad and a fountain pen.