From my understanding, up until Nexus S, Google has been using the Snapdragon platform for their OS development...thus, Samsung has to modify what google sent to be compatible with Hummingbird processor, thus lending to further delays. With the future going over to Samsung (our exact platform!), we should be getting future updates quicker. It does speak volume about our hardware that we have for Google to jump to it as their future platform! Aside from the OS, the upcoming Nexus S is no better than what you already hold in your hands! (And depending on your needs, the Nexus S may even be inferior in some aspects!)