webOS vs Android: Which would you choose?

Cell phone upgrade time is upon me again and I need help deciding. I have Verizon Wireless and will not be switching (they have the closet tower by my house, maybe half a mile away). I'm caught between going with an Android phone like the LG Ally or the webOS powered Palm Pre.

Budget is a concern. I'm not going to spend $300 on a Droid X especially since I don't believe anything that large is remotely practical. Likewise, $200 for an old Motorola Droid seems unreasonable given its age.

Future proof is a concern too. I want decent specs that won't worry me. The Ally runs a processor that supposedly won't be included when Adobe Flash is released. HP bought Palm so I'm mostly at ease there but without any real future plans from the HP/Palm crowd, should I be concerned?

So please weigh in.

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