Whoops!!! - App Updater in iPhone OS 2.1 wiped out all my icons!

Luckily, I had a backup from yesterday which I am attempting restore from even as I write this. But, I wondered... Has anyone else had this happen?
Here's how it happened:
I was trying to update an app. Next thing I know, it errors out, and I'm left with an almost completely empty screen/"desktop". All Application icons, including the default Apple ones (like the phone, mail, safari, etc.) had completely vanished. I had only a couple of bookmarks, and an icon for the failed app saying "Loading...". Nothing in the dock at the bottom either. When I plugged it into iTunes, it claimed I had no apps. The "Other category" (orange on the little bar at the bottom) had also mysteriously doubled in size. Hopefully, my restore will work!
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*UPDATE - Right clicking on the phone in iTunes, and then restoring did not work. I am currently restoring to "Factory Defaults" and hoping that I can successfully restore from that.
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**SECOND UPDATE - My phone itself is working again. (YAY!) However, none of my apps are installed. I'm re-syncing, and hoping that restores them with their data. It would really suck if it doesn't. As it is, re-syncing everything is going to take time....

*THIRD UPDATE - After re-syncing twice, everything seems to be back in working order. Even still have my app data. (so far at least) I do have to re-arrange all of my icons though. That's kind of a pain.

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