Yeah good decision all around. You will be very very happy.
Touch screens have + and - but some love those types of devices... Give it a few more years and they will be all set.. As for the OS.. well that is another can of worms. Just be glad you got a solid and stable device
I just recently upgraded to my 8330 and a close friend of mine who upgrades at the same time went with the Storm instead-he always has to have the newest and greatest phone. I instantly fell in love with the Curve hands down and when I started messing around with his Storm, I was so happy I didn't fall into that trap. Sure I can type on the full touch screen keyboard but it is so much slower than the Curve. We talk through BB messenger all the time, I type a whole paragraph the whole time is says he's talking and it's only a sentence from his side lol. Curve all the way!!