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Originally Posted by gsvnet

Sorry, but I've used both devices. A friend of mine actually has a Verizon Touch Pro (he works for Verizon as well) and even he thinks the Sprint version is better, but doesn't care enough to want to go through any sort of hassle in swapping to the Sprint version.

Congratulations on your friends OPINION. This is not proof or fact. It also is a tribute to your friends intelligence that he realizes its just not that big a deal to warrant dropping everything about Verizon for a silly reason.

Much of the "upgrade" in the Touch Pro was the keyboard. It mimics an actual desktop/notebook keyboard experience, the Verizon version takes away from that completely. Maybe you find the Verizon version better, I really can't argue with that as it's your opinion - but it sure IS gimped from the original version, not to mention the awkward key location (the 'M' key isolated by the up arrow...).

Once again, OPINION and I'm pretty sure the word "completely" is completely out of place in that argument. You say you can't argue with my opinion and yet you are arguing it as fact.

Perhaps I'm incorrect on the slower processor statement (I do recall reading somewhere that this was the case, but maybe that was wrong), but even so, the RAM and keyboard just severely gimps the device overall.

Severely? Do you really understand the proper use of adjectives in this scenario? Severely would be the M key is on the backside of the device. It doesn't slow me down in the slightest, I can only assume those having trouble with the M key have serious motor skill issues. So the slower processor is out, the keyboard is logically NOT gimped, so we are back to just the RAM.

I don't know about everyone else, but I prefer my devices to be as close as possible to how HTC designed them. I don't want a carrier to come in and make so called "enhancements" (yeah right, just ways for them to cut costs, etc.) unless they truly benefit me. I wonder if someone can explain how having LESS RAM benefits them?

Nobody has said having less RAM benefits them. What they have said is the impact of it is ONE MILLION TIMES less then what everyone is harping about. The ratio of whining/hating vs. real actual usage is far out of proportion. I don't mean to be offensive but DAMN people are approaching utter ludicrousity here (yeah I totally made that up).