Yes, thanks Robert, an excellent and balanced response, I can't wait to hear how you get on with the Vive!
I'm a bit cheesed off with the vague lead times from Oculus but I was told April when I ordered, so as long as I have mine before the end of that month I'll be happy. As far as software goes I don't have any issues with Oculus home. It's not great but I put up with it like I do with Windows; I prefer OSX but I use Windows to get the results I want, simply the best OS for gaming at the moment!
As you say I think both headsets are comparable in terms of specs, there is nothing to swing me either way. I won't be swayed by the folk on Reddit or elsewhere bitching about details that can't easily be measured such as FOV or SDE but it will be interesting to see what the next gen brings!
I have little interest in the touch controllers so I'm inclined to save the money right now and see how they work out. I suspect Oculus will have nailed the egonomicswhen they release Touch, just looking at their design, however only time will tell which solution (if any) is better.
Cheers,
Bruce