It is also clear upon handling it why they chose to make the bottom edge the way they did, and why it's a problem. Think of the unit as a rounded rectangular box, and then imagine slicing it in half lengthwise -- the resulting edge is sharp. It maintains the clean line around the edge when the keyboard is closed; if they rounded the bottom edge, it would create a groove all the way around the bottom of the phone. However, while that might not have been quite as aesthetically pleasing, it would feel much better when the keyboard is open, and it would also give you a groove to dig your finger into, making it easier to push the slider open. The slider is actually not the easiest thing to push open, as there isn't a groove or edge to give you much leverage. At any rate, that edge along the bottom isn't a flaw or mistake, it was a design decision, however questionable. Cheese-cutting jokes aside, it's not that bad, but you could get a bit of a scratch from it if you weren't careful. I wouldn't be ashamed to take an emery board to it. =)

I'm going to hold out until at least Monday to see what Apple announces... and by that time, I'm guessing the initial run of the Pre will be gone, so I'm sure it will be late July before I make a decision anyway.

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Good sign for Palm.

It's like a good opening weekend for a movie. Hope they can keep up the momentum.

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no SD card slot

contacts sync with entire Facebook friends list

no video recording

no visual voicemail

can't edit or create MS Office documents (yet)

no Adobe Flash (yet)

no infrared

only about 12 third party apps so far

can't sync memos

no Street View in Google Maps

no compass

Can't copy uneditable text (e.g., most parts of websites)

no data transmission during calls (e.g., no GPS navigation during calls)

no internet tethering

no 802.11N

small keyboard

No voice recording (?)

By the way, I've never owned an Apple product and I am a Palm fan (I've owned 4 Palm devices) but I think these are worth mentioning. Sorry if these come out double spaced, I wrote a similar comment yesterday that did.

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that's right. i said it.

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