[jazee]

These are good points in the sense that they point out that it really depends on where you are coming from. If you were previously using the latest greatest Windows Mobile Smartphone and had spent time (and money) to tweak it to your liking, then TF3D is more of a distraction, or another problem to deal with, than an upgrade.

For example, if you didn't have a nice weather app before, then I would imagine you would be impressed by having a free weather app now. But if you were a PocketWeather user before, you would be really disappointed with the new weather app, even being free, and be even more disappointed you couldn't put the pocket weather Today Home screen plug-in on the TF3D Today screen.

I've discussed differences between the iPhone and the best WM phones before. It has always been concluded, reasonably enough, that until now, they serve two different markets. The iPhone is more the consumer and light business user market. The WM phone is more the heavy business and PPC Geek market. TF3D is essentially trying to bridge the gap and make WM devices more "accessible" to people with a more basic interface closer to the iPhone. They would have hit a home run if they still had the app buttons that you slide through at the bottom (and the screens/apps they take you to) but given you more control over the Today screen by 1) allowing you to add/remove/rearrange those selections at the bottom and most important 2) allowed you to replace the clock and other information above with one or more 3rd party plug-ins. Heck even my standard today screen is overkill on the clock size. The time can easily be displayed in the top status bar giving you tons of room to display more info like more appointment info, more weather info, etc. I'll all about being able to glance at my phone to get lots of important info without having to scroll and/or launch an app. A giant clock and a couple lines of info isn't very useful.

I think people are too easily impressed/seduced by looks and lose site of practical functionality. DS Gamer is a great case in point. He starts out saying he thinks it is an upgrade like everyone else and then goes on to say he finds a 3rd party app's interface, although not as nice looking, is much easier and more efficient to use.