I completely understand that yes, it is coming out. Soon. Yes, I know. My only point is this: this forum went down this morning, presumably from being overloaded with people who want to know more. Everybody was pointing at the preliminary pdf files for Verizon since Saturday (or before.) Now everyone is pointing at the mobilecrunch screenshot. EVERYONE. androidspin.com, boygeniusreports, etc. Everyone is calling Verizon and asking "is it true?" It is amazing how many people will follow one lead, one unsourced picture of a computer screen. Yet with all of the damned idiotic social network sites, not one official page (thus far) has send out a "tweet" or a "status update." I have not recieved any notifications from Verizon, HTC, or anyone else with an official capacity, saying that yes, it is starting today.
And the Verizon sales reps are all different. I talked with a friend of mine who works as a sales manager at a Verizon store. He closed shop last night, having all the same info we have. Nothing more, nothing less. He heard about the mobilecrunch pic, but hadn't seen it until this morning, after asnwering about 50 emails from friends who want to know "when, when, when?"
And all he can say is "soon." He won't say TODAY, or END OF MAY, or JUNE. But he did say this: "I sure hope it does start, because otherwise some sick, lonely, pathetic soul is getting his kicks off of it and we're going to have to answer for it... again."
I hope ot is coming out today. I hope all the hype is well worth it. And I hope everyone is satisfied with the final result. But a little tiny piece of me deep down inside is saying "that would be funny if nothing happened for six more weeks."
I'll see it when it gets here. Probably won't see much more of this site though. It's more frustrating to watch all the kiddies quibble over bits than waiting for the bites. Or bytes, whichever you prefer.
By the way, if you want to see a feeding frenzy of lost souls, check out the "HTC Droid Eris" page on Facebook.