[vansmack]

It's the internet, so I expect a lot of opinions based on an incomplete story so no worries spiritcrusher.

My Diamond died on March 13 and I was leaving for vacation on the 14th so I had to get a new phone. I knew there were a ton of annoucements coming at CTIA, but I really couldn't go on vacation without a phone. I had no choice but to get a new phone ahead of the June release. Now I have some time and some options...

I really like the Hero so don't consider it bashing when some body wants a different phone, but if I know the Hero is less powerful and not living up to its full capabilities for another month, and then one month after that a monster of a phone with a faster processor, bigger screen and additional capabilities is coming out, why would I want to use my upgrade on the Hero, forcing me to wait until March 2011 to get the next generation of phones?

For you it's a matter of the end of the year, for me it's June or March 2011, and common sense to me is to be inconvenienced for 2 months now and enjoy the best phone on the planet in a few months. To each their own...

We can agree to disagree on the last point, but I still think that 4-5 months after Android 2.X came out is an awfully long wait to get and upgrade. I know HTC has a lot of work to do on the skin, so it makes Motorola/Verizon's delay even more ridiculous, but something is going to have to change here. In reality we're not waiting for Android 2.x, we're waiting for SenseUI v3...