I wouldn't worry about that. I felt the same way. But the droid Eris was a great phone all in it's own. I had bought a Droid Eris, then decided ya know what I want Android 2.1 and don't want to leak the phone, so I got a Moto Droid within the 30 days of buying the Eris paid the extra money blah blah $35 restocking fee. After about a month later I decided again that I hated the Moto Droid and wanted the Eris back, so I cut my loses, and traded the moto droid straight up for an Eris. I went through 3 refurbs with the Eris, and after the 3rd talked customer service into canceling out my contract and crediting me $199 for the Eris, which I got to keep and sell for $150, so I basically made my loses back from selling the moto, and got an Incredible free of charge. things have a way of working out in the end.
long story short though, I had the moto droid, and took an eris with android 1.5 and half the speed.
The Incredible really is Incredible. and the only way that the Inc will get shown up like the Eris, would be for a 2Ghz phone to come out. and I'm just gunna enjoy my DInc for two years, and by then something siick will be out. get it while its hot! there was a reason for the back orders! not too mention Verizon is pretty good about giving like new refurbs if something goes wrong with the phone. so two years isnt too bad