[jaeskill]

I dont think the animations are a replacement for the hourglass, because I still get a line of 5 travelling dots when my phone is loading info from a program like facebook. I would assume the animations are more for eye candy during screen transitions.

Anyway, I was on the fence about WP7 and Android for the longest time and had actually felt stupid for ordering a Trophy before I had gotten it; my brother and my sister both bought Droids (visually superior phones) at the same time that I bought my Trophy. I went to play with the "floor model" that VZW had so I wasn't exactly happy with my only exposure to the OS. Long story short, this is easily the best phone I have owned. I even bought TPU cases in different colors to swap out when I change the theme I have on my phone (green, blue, purple, and red).

In my opinion, the phone is not very impressive until you have YOUR info on it; I have no idea how I managed to do anything on my TP2. I get things done so quickly that I catch myself looking at my screen thinking "O.K... what do I want to do now." Even the XBL functionality, which I thought was a gimmick at first, has become useful; when I get a message I just use my phone to reply instead of slowly typing a message on the console (no voice msgs tho).

The phone fits my lifestyle perfectly, could not be happier.

The "floor model" I mentioned earlier was actually ONE powered down device that the manager had on his person... It was NOT on display like the other devices were and the store reps had no idea how to use the phone. Without a doubt, WP7 would be selling better if the US carriers pushed them with as much vigor as they push Droids.