[x10guy]

I think the stock ROM suffers from the legacy of the stock ROMS on the Titan (and a bit less from the Vogue). The stock ROM on the TITAN was woefully inadequate and was also buggy. By the time they finally got it right, the device was practically discontinued. Also the Titan had minuscule internal memory so flashing was almost a must.

When the TP came out everyone just automatically assumed the the stock ROM stunk also. Now GRANTED, it is NOT at all perfect but it is WAY better than the stock ROMS of the previous Winmo devices. Thankfully memory is plentiful so if you follow the tweaks and fixes, stock is actually pretty decent.

No Custom ROMs definitely give you a level on user configurability (also 6.5) not possible with stock. But I don't think anyone will criticize those using a stock ROM. It is perfectly fine.