Regarding "The 'value of a phone that doesn’t suck to use' is about the same as a microwave oven that doesn’t suck to use."
I use my microwave about 3 times per day for 90 seconds each time, for a one-way encounter with a frozen hot-pocket. I use my cell phone about 30 times per day for a two-way encounter with my wife, my mistress, my boss....
Martin: what negative reviews are you referring to? The ones I have seen, starting with Mossberg in Wall Street Journal, have all been varying degrees of positive... ranging from warm all the way up to ecstatic. You must be reading "Windows Mobile Journal" or something.