I dont think its necessarily the expense of the new screen that kept sprint from buying it. i think it has more to do with the manufacturing place/batch/date and how they recently added a better screen to their newer models.
again, i have no motivation to attempt to complain about my touch's screen quality even though the difference is significant. i was happy with the touch when it first came out, and i'll admit, i am a little dissapointed about the screen quality after seeing a better one up close. but i am still happy with my original purchase, and happy for the people who were fortunate enough to get a better screen. now if the reception was god awful to begin with and the new touch's had a better antenna, that may push me to ask for the better model if I had consistent call quality issues (which has yet to happen btw).
cmp199: i understand the whole tree in forest sound concept, but the way i see it. htc made something good even better, and people still find a way to complain about it. its more like if i bought a brand new car, only to find out a year later, there have been improvements made on that same model, i should be pissed, right?
edit: just so you know, i am in no way trying to single you out cmp199. you just happened to provide the best leverage for my arguement
