Glad to hear more good news about the Eris, surprised to hear you say you'd have trouble choosing between it and the iPhone once it's on Verizon. The more I read about it the happier I am that I've decided to go with it. I think the Android Market place will soon give the Apple's App Store a run for it's money. While Apple will always have the advantage I've heard that many developers are flocking to the Droid OS because it isn't bogged down by Apple's ridiculous approval process.
Even though things are working out for your Eris right now I'd still recommend checking out http://www.droid-eris.com/ - There's a bit of fan boy-ism but on whole they are doing the real market testing that should have been done by HTC and are streamlining the phone, turning it into one hell of a machine. Guess it's a bit easier when you don't have to jailbreak a phone. I'm a huge fan of Apple but I think the Android line will be it's first big competitor. It started strong, albeit with some kinks, but HTC is on top of it with it's December and January updates. I think it's app market is going to take off too. All in all, it's look like android might have an exciting future ahead of it.