[Incubated]

i USED to be a winmo fan, partially because i like customizing my stuff -- hate being tied down by corporate goons. but the diamond has been a mixed baggage, which would be fine like 3-5 years ago, but i am getting too old for this shit. it's been a pain in the ass ever since. first dealing with telus, then the frigging phone not picking up while in data, then all the damn lag, battery, and even though the cooks and the roms really are the most enjoyable part of diamond/winmo, it seems i gotta keep flashing, and flashing, and flashing just to get something decent out of it. and just when you think you got the right rom, some crap bug has to mess it all up, like youtube not playing, whatever. now it seems the best part of winmo phones is that you can run android on it. cool. get android. but the worst of all, i will do anything to get away from the laggiest sms experience ever. hands down the most frustrating phone i ever owned, because it can't friggin handle switching between text messages. manila 2.5 is too laggy to be trully enjoyable. ie mobile is total garbage. and i duno why. it crashes at THE WORST POSSIBLE TIMES.

that said, i tried pre at a bell outlet. i gotta have it. sure it may not be blazing fast, and you can't flash roms on it, yet, but you dont need to. everything runs smoother on it, youtube, browser, text, facebook. oh shit, how could i forget winmo facebook app. the most embarracing thing on the web. best of all, pre feels like a cohesive structure, not a god damn abomination that winmo is -- glossy interface, ancient architecture. for god's sake, even the half ass ported android runs and looks smoother than winmo.

so yea, get it.