I am starting to notice that we might possess in our hands pehaps the last great Windows phone avaialabe. I am well aware that most are looking forward to Windows 7, as I was, but after becoming aware of the potential myriad of limitations assciated with Windows 7, I think I am going over to Android as I don't care for an Iphone substitute OS. They are getting rid of the very things that made Windows unique, practical, well appreciated, and in my mind superior albeit without well documented drawbacks.
I recently played with an HD2 which is realy amazing but I could see one huge problem - lack of a key board. I know the imense size of the HD's screen is supposed to make this a non-isue but to me the real issue lies in the capacitive screen. I think I might be the only person on the planet who prefers a resistive screen to a capacitive. I see absolutely no difference in overall perferformance between the two. What I do notice is that I have a million times more accuracy and pinpoint precision with a resistive screen. versus a capacitive. This was my only gripe with the HD2, and pehaps a dealbreaker, as it literally took me about five minutes to type in Espn.com on the HD2; would have been less than five seconds on a resistant screen. We are talking about 7 total letters and a period.
That being said, this has made me appreciate the TP2 even more. I can fly through short sentences and texts with a few speedy and accurate bangs on the onscreen keyboard. due to the precision of tip of my nails against the resistive screen. If needs be, I can bang out lengthy paragraphs on the physical keyboard for inproved speed and accuracy. I recently had to think long and hard as to whether the TP2 came with a stylus, I never use it since I grew my right thumbnail a little longer; works perfectly. I can go in between the letters in a words and nvaigate tight spots on web pages with incredible and satifying efficiency.
I dont use my laptop nearly as much now as I use my TP2 instead, especially in bed, to surf the web and do research; screen size and Opera mini makes it a very realistic experience. I am the type who switch out every 6 months for the next best thing, always selling the current phone to help in financing the next. This is going to change however as though I will get the Supersonic, I prefer the HD2 but will not swith to T-Mobile, I will keep my TP2 as this embodies the best that Windows has to offer before their Iphone transformation as well as the best form factor that HTC has to offer in the smallest package. Just my 1 cent(half of two) and half rant over the direction that Windows which I personally believe to bethe most useful and complete OS, is going.
P.S. - I also hate that we propably wont be seeing any more resistive screens on future super devices...sob....