I am a die hard Apple fanboy that is seriously considering getting this phone over the iPhone. It really irks me that the iPhone has no expandable storage, replaceable battery and has a stronghold on the app store, keeping out apps that would directly compete with the ones already found on the phone.
The day that this phone was launched I found a local ATT store with one and got to play around with it. I was very impressed with the overall feel and with the TouchFlo overlay. The only problem that I may have is with the size of the keys on the keyboard. I am 6'2" so my hands are larger than the average person.
I too am a Mac fan. Despite that I bought the Fuze and even had it for two full days. The Windows Mobile is a quirky as you'd expect from Windows, and the Touch Flo 3D is great when it works. The two OSs don't always play nicely together, and in the first two days I had to twice do hard resets, fully deleting all of my add-ons and personalizations. It took me hours to install all of my email accounts and personalize the device the way I wanted.
I exchanged it for an iPhone which I completely configured in under 10 minutes and it's running beautifully. I had also wanted to change batteries and SIM cards, add memory, etc., but I can live without or easily find workarounds for those things. Having a smooth running OS/device means everything to me now. Particularily running a mac computer at home, connecting an iPhone is MUCH easier and more enjoyable than even the best Windows Mobile device (using very good third party translator software).
I doubt David had it, or else I don't know what kind of crazy customizations he is doing. I just removed all the AT&T crap from mine and it runs beautifully.
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I am a die hard Apple fanboy that is seriously considering getting this phone over the iPhone. It really irks me that the iPhone has no expandable storage, replaceable battery and has a stronghold on the app store, keeping out apps that would directly compete with the ones already found on the phone.
The day that this phone was launched I found a local ATT store with one and got to play around with it. I was very impressed with the overall feel and with the TouchFlo overlay. The only problem that I may have is with the size of the keys on the keyboard. I am 6'2" so my hands are larger than the average person.
Travis,
I too am a Mac fan. Despite that I bought the Fuze and even had it for two full days. The Windows Mobile is a quirky as you'd expect from Windows, and the Touch Flo 3D is great when it works. The two OSs don't always play nicely together, and in the first two days I had to twice do hard resets, fully deleting all of my add-ons and personalizations. It took me hours to install all of my email accounts and personalize the device the way I wanted.
I exchanged it for an iPhone which I completely configured in under 10 minutes and it's running beautifully. I had also wanted to change batteries and SIM cards, add memory, etc., but I can live without or easily find workarounds for those things. Having a smooth running OS/device means everything to me now. Particularily running a mac computer at home, connecting an iPhone is MUCH easier and more enjoyable than even the best Windows Mobile device (using very good third party translator software).
Just my two cents.
I doubt David had it, or else I don't know what kind of crazy customizations he is doing. I just removed all the AT&T crap from mine and it runs beautifully.