I just became a fan of the HTC Droid Eris Facebook page and was particularly interested to see there that the CEO of HTC himself said the Eris would get 2.1. Perhaps I missed it before, if it was posted around here.
Given the very recent announcement of the Motorola Droid's update to 2.1, I think we're just dealing with
PR spin in a new way. How could Verizon release 2.1 to the cheaper Android phone before they officially updated the higher-end phone they spent so much money advertising? I'm more hopeful than ever that we'll see an OTA 2.1 soonish. Prospects for root after that... I'm torn.
And for the record, I have two kids. Still find time to ponder these things and attempt to keep up with developments. At this point, though, I certainly don't feel anyone's lied to me or betrayed me.