word has it that flash will be supported for websites
and since the phone will be hard to get, don't plan on the price going down in 6 months....Look at the Wii...Now think about how many MORE people are in to cell phones as opposed to gaming systems.
And as far as iChat, at&t hasn't crippled the phone. Keep in mind that Apple is the one making it. 100% of at&t's phones support IM programs at this point so it was obviously Apple's decision.