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@kb24istrash

The real question is : will it be better than Oprah ?
@derX
I really want to be won over too but if W7S really wont support copy &paste nor multitasking it must really have some other great tricks up its sleeve to convince me to prefer it to the latest Android incarnations (specially those wearing Sense UI make up)
Besides, in my humble opinion, my HD2 is already just about perfect, it only miss (very much) some good and free apps to download from the deeply depressing win mob. marketplace.
I already preordered my new HTC Desire to replace my Hero, but I'm gonna hold tight to my HTC HD2 (business phone) too.
If win7 series aims to be better than the HD2 without multitasking and copy & paste it's gonna have a tough job waiting for it, but hey, I love nothing better than being surprised (sometimes)
@ftetteh
I was pretty excited when I got my first look at the coming W7 series mobile OS ; then came the news that multitasking had been eliminated and today the news that copy & paste has been dropped too.
I start to think that my beloved HD2 with its gorgeous Sense UI will be even more in demand after the first 7series handsets will hit the streets.
I already preordered my HTC Desire to substitute my Hero (I need 2 phones) but I'm gonna hold tight to my HD2 , I have yet to see anything nearly as good and pleasurable to use.
@angermeans

For us on this decrepit european continent all carriers are very much the same: they may differ on some services or prices or subsidized cell phones or netbook models, but we can freely swich from any carrier to any other we may fancy unless the phone is subsidized, but even in this case the telcos are allowed to tie our phones to their networks for a maximum of six months.
This american thing about the obstacles faced by americans in switching from an operator to another one, from here is quite hard to grab, so I don't want to talk (or worse to give suggestions) about a situation I know practically nothing about.
What I know is that if you're used to an iPhone 3GS on a 3G GSM (HSPA) network and you will switch to a N1 on the same frequencies you are not going to regret it. I did'nt; and I never met anyone who did.
Strictly for the hardware I still prefer the HTC HD2 I use for business specially coz of the amazing screen and media capabilities (and because thanks to Sense UI you don't have to deal with Win mob 6.5 shortcomings and peculiarities), but the Android OS with its speed, choice of browsers quantity of great quality FREE apps, integration with Gmail, gDocs, picasa, Gmaps, Google Earth etc, etc. undobtly make the N1 the best all round choice.
I hope this can help you to make up your mind.
@joshky

That's exactly why I switched from iPhone3GS to Android on N1, (and to an HD2 for business): I noticed that those other system could do a lot more than any iPhone and do faster and better the few things the iPhone could manage.
On my new phones I can share my unlimited data plan with as many as 5 other laptops Wirelessly(teathering without teather), hear music while browsing the web, watching flash vids from veoh, google vids or wherever else I please, take great pics and decent vids and... please, don't even get me started.
I have had a roomba for over an year but I have stopped using it since I realized that it takes longer to clean it up and empty it after every use than it takes me to use a normal vacuum cleaner (which btw does a better job too).
Unless these vacuuming bots learn not to need human time for 5or 6 cleaning sessions at least and to host a normal sized vacuuming bag I see no point in using them.
@macmann

Obviously your experiences must be extremely limited.
Pity.
@Steve B

Mmm. ..No, no Droid for me and surely no other Motos.
To substitute my Hero I'm gonna wait out the 4 weeks until the HTC Desire comes to Scandinavia, and even then I'm gonna keep my HD2 for biznezz use and multimediadic joys.
I consider myself an Android convert but I've had the HD2 since last september and despite the dearth of apps in the winmobile market, it's just too frekin' good to let it go: oh boy, you'll never guess how good it is until you get to handle it for a while (that's exactly what she said).
@Shalabi
Not me , my 60" kouro is gonna stay where it is for a long time still.
@One Love
I have had this amazing device since last september and I guarantee you that it does nit miss W7series or anything else to be just about perfect, (just a few extra files from XDA devs).
HTC has hidden win mob 6.5 so deep into its bowels that you'll never need to see it and SenseUI it's a joy to use.

I'm also waiting for the Dell Mini 5 and/or the HTC Desire or possibly the SE X10, to substitute my Hero (I need a separate phone for business use), but I'm gonna keep my HD2 until w7series has demonstrated to me that it can better the actual incarnation of what I have no qualms in defining the best smartphone I ever came across bar none.
Great camera/videocam, super WIFI reception(skype), easy tethering and mutating into a wireless modem/router, top notch voice dialing (once you downloaded the file from XDA devs), lots of free apps (even though not nearly as many nor as good as Android market) unbelivable screen (capacitive with multitouch) and multimedia functions (streaming and otherways), great music player, fantastic sat nav with copilot8 or tomtom, and lots of things I now forget.
Those who complain about it because it is based on win mobile(which is invisible and basically undetectable) have never , ever tried to use it.
(Ex N97, iPhone3GS, OmniaHD, HTC HD(1), owner)

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"

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