Thanks for that link NoNameFace, it was very informative and confirmed my basic suspicion that there is actually very little in the 2.3 upgrade that would interest me personally.
I'm as "geeky" as anybody I know (I write process automation routines for 2D and 3D Cadd and solid modeling software) but to me, a phone is a phone and not much else.
A few thoughts on the 2.3 platform.
The black status bar is nice looking but certainly not a $200 improvement.
The one-touch word selection and copy/paste feature looks really nice, but is that going to work with just the stock keyboard, or will it work with swype as well? Somehow, I doubt it. Gotta have my swype.
The various new shortcut controls to menu items seems very minor and already doable with several freestanding apps anyway.
I suppose that internet calling is a good thing that would allow me to make voice calls over the internet to the three people I know who actually have, and use, SIP accounts. I'd almost bet, however, that VM will find a way to disable this feature on their phones anyway. Wouldn't want their customers getting free voice minutes or anything like that.
The near-field communication (NFC) tag reader thing sounds interesting, but I have yet to see a meaningful real-world use for this technology actually implemented.
I suppose all the various enhancements for gaming will be meaningful to some and these improvements alone are probably enough to justify the $200 investment to them. Gaming, however, just isn't my thing. My OV has exactly two games installed, Sudoku and Freecell, and I can't remember the last time I played either.
Thanks again, but I think I'll hold out for 3.0.