not sure how true it is, but this site (
http://www.techtoweb.com/htc-touch-pro-2-review) claims the the touch pro2 has scratch resistant glass. i also found
http://htcpedia.com/news/htc-touch-p...-mid-june.html. is it possible the sprint and verizon versions have a different coating on the glass? maybe that's why they don't come with the scratch protector.