It's a security thing. The Eris has RAM, ROM, and the SD Card. The SD card can not be used to store applications. Applications can store data on the card but the OS is locked down so that it will only run applications that are in the Rom. That is why we must install the apps.
RAM: 288 MB -- Memory space the OS/Apps run in
ROM: 512 MB -- Memory space the OS/Apps reside in (Read Only)
SD CARD: 8GB -- Memory for application use, media, and other file storage (read and write)
The only way around this is to root the phone which has not been done on the eris yet.
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