Okay, so here is the scoop... I was bored today, so I went to two different Verizon stores, and a Best Buy, just to ask when 2.1 would be official for the Eris... Still, I'm getting a pretty bad run-around by everyone, but here is what they told me... (laughs ensued.)
Verizon Store #1:
Salesperson - "Well, 2.1 will come out for the Eris probably at the end of this year. They haven't even really begun making the 2.1 for the Eris, so there is no way it can come out any time soon."
Me - "Lol, wut? Dude, you have no idea what you are talking about do you? The leak has been out for quite some time now and you can root it and use a custom ROM as well."
Salesperson - "Oh, well if you want to do it that way, I thought you were talking about 2.1 for the Eris, and with the Eris, you can't root it... I mean, I don't think you can."
Me - "Really? I was unaware of that..." (Shows him my rooted Eris) "I wonder how the hell this got on here then?"
Best Buy:
Me - "Any idea when the official 2.1 comes out for the Eris?"
Salesperson - "2 weeks."
Me - "Really? Do you have any literature I can see about it?"
Salesperson - "No, that's just what they have told me."
Me - "Who?"
Salesperson - "Verizon."
Me - "Verizon is a company, who at Verizon said that it was going to be out in two weeks?... I'm just trying to get an answer from someone who knows what they are talking about..."
Salesperson - "..."
Me - "...?"
Salesperson - "Uh, well yep, two weeks."
Me - "Thanks."
Verizon Store #2:
Me - "Hey, any idea when 2.1 is coming out for the Eris?"
Salesperson - "Isn't it already out? The one we have on display already has it on there... See?" (Shows me an Eris with 1.5, says it is almost the same.)
Me - "That's not 2.1, it's 1.5"
Salesperson - "No it's not, this is 2.1"
Me - (Opens up settings, shows him clearly that it is 1.5)
Salesperson - "Oh yeah, just that part isn't updated yet I guess."
Me - "What part?"
Salesperson - "The settings..."
Me - "Really? Didn't know that could happen."
Salesperson - "Yep, it's a bug that they are working on."
Me - "Are you sure?"
Salesperson - "Yep."
Me - "Okay, thanks."
So, as you can see... Obviously I wasn't speaking to the most informed employees of these fine establishments, but I thought I would tell you guys about it, just because I thought it was absolutely hilarious... Some people just need to do a little more reading, and a little less making up stuff when they don't know the answer. I realize that the typical customer won't be on their case quite as bad as I was, but still, it's pretty ridiculous/hilarious/unbelievable/extraordinary/etc...
Verizon Store #1:
Salesperson - "Well, 2.1 will come out for the Eris probably at the end of this year. They haven't even really begun making the 2.1 for the Eris, so there is no way it can come out any time soon."
Me - "Lol, wut? Dude, you have no idea what you are talking about do you? The leak has been out for quite some time now and you can root it and use a custom ROM as well."
Salesperson - "Oh, well if you want to do it that way, I thought you were talking about 2.1 for the Eris, and with the Eris, you can't root it... I mean, I don't think you can."
Me - "Really? I was unaware of that..." (Shows him my rooted Eris) "I wonder how the hell this got on here then?"
Best Buy:
Me - "Any idea when the official 2.1 comes out for the Eris?"
Salesperson - "2 weeks."
Me - "Really? Do you have any literature I can see about it?"
Salesperson - "No, that's just what they have told me."
Me - "Who?"
Salesperson - "Verizon."
Me - "Verizon is a company, who at Verizon said that it was going to be out in two weeks?... I'm just trying to get an answer from someone who knows what they are talking about..."
Salesperson - "..."
Me - "...?"
Salesperson - "Uh, well yep, two weeks."
Me - "Thanks."
Verizon Store #2:
Me - "Hey, any idea when 2.1 is coming out for the Eris?"
Salesperson - "Isn't it already out? The one we have on display already has it on there... See?" (Shows me an Eris with 1.5, says it is almost the same.)
Me - "That's not 2.1, it's 1.5"
Salesperson - "No it's not, this is 2.1"
Me - (Opens up settings, shows him clearly that it is 1.5)
Salesperson - "Oh yeah, just that part isn't updated yet I guess."
Me - "What part?"
Salesperson - "The settings..."
Me - "Really? Didn't know that could happen."
Salesperson - "Yep, it's a bug that they are working on."
Me - "Are you sure?"
Salesperson - "Yep."
Me - "Okay, thanks."
So, as you can see... Obviously I wasn't speaking to the most informed employees of these fine establishments, but I thought I would tell you guys about it, just because I thought it was absolutely hilarious... Some people just need to do a little more reading, and a little less making up stuff when they don't know the answer. I realize that the typical customer won't be on their case quite as bad as I was, but still, it's pretty ridiculous/hilarious/unbelievable/extraordinary/etc...