My Nexus One's Journey to the HTC Repair Shop & Back: 24 Hours to Reinstall Apps OTA?

Powering on my Nexus One last week resulted in a boot screen that remained frozen on the screen. So, I pulled the battery, reinserted it, and powered up. Unfortunately, it did not. I tried a variety of other techniques including trying to force a factory reset. After cycling through a couple of attempts, I contacted HTC Support via email. They told me I could have it sent in for repairs under warranty (unless something like moisture was found, I suppose).