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Will the Incredible receive Android 2.2 Update?

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sail4fun201

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Is it true that the Sense UI causes the Incredible to not be able to upgrade to the latest Android firmware?

I emailed HTC asking if they were planning on supporting 2.2 on the device. Would it be possible to wipe the device and install 2.2, getting rid of 2.1 and sense all together?

I was going to purchase my Incredible this evening, but I might wait now. Not being 2.2 compatible would be a turn off.
 
Of course the Incredible will get 2.2. Directly from today's I/O: Most devices released this year will be upgraded to Froyo.

Sense does NOT mean the phone cannot be updated. It just means that HTC will need to put their input onto the update since it isn't vanilla Android, thus instead of a 1 man show, our update requires more hands in the process. Only thing this does is cause a longer wait period since it goes through Google then through HTC/VZW, instead of directly to the phone (which will eventually happen with the aforementioned scenario, but again, it will take longer)
 
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