Still slow and doesn't look like it will get any better. Thinking of getting Samsung Captivate. Can't afford an iPhone 4, but don't want to be forced by Apple to upgrade because of bad software. They should of left the 3G out of the upgrade cycle and everybody would be happy. Bad marketing Apple!hopefull best blu ray ripper can solve itWell under your definition of open Android fails because Google retain the right to remove apps from your phone and they have done this. In my opinion Googles curation has been much more liberal than that of Apple, but this isn't guaranteed by the Android platform – it's just the goodwill of Google so far.