[bkaz]

I updated to 5050 this morning. Flashed, did the battery thing, hard-reset, and let the UC sd card app install my apps (Ultimate Launcher, MSVC1.6, a custom dialer, icontact, and a theme). With my DCD rom I had 21.5MB after boot. With 5050 I have 20.8 after boot. Not too shabby considering I shaved a few things out of the DCD kitchen and 5050 still has everything in it. My performance was very, very slow at first, but now it seems to be back to full speed. I've been using my phone all day and if it's slower I can't tell a difference.

Overall, it's been very stable - no issues with Activesync, lockups, SMS, or lag. Haven't tested bluetooth or the GPS yet.

I don't know what else may be in store, but the only real-world improvements that I'd like to see are more free memory and even faster performance.