No problem, I enjoyed reading your post!

Gruber was wrong. Microsoft sold at least 8,000 Kins: http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-sold-around-...

Your understanding would be wrong, then. They are licensing the content from you, but it is still yours.

Most sites that deal with user-generated content, especially those that deal with images and video, have similar clauses. It's essentially you granting them permission to display the content to other people without infringing your copyright.

Er, that's obviously not the missed calls button. The screen is completely customisable, so perhaps someone wanted the status of their connection front and center?