for me, it is that much better than a curve. Finally, RIM has released a phone with a form factor i like. I cant stand phones with alot of physical buttons on its front face, so if I go blackberry, the flip pearl or storm are the only options for me.
It took me some getting used to because I have never had a smartphone before. I wanted to throw it through the wall at times and I was about to return it when I realized I had become attached to the amazing screen and all the cool stuff it could do. After giving it a second chance and learning how to manage my application memory; adjusted the settings properly; loaded some apps that gave me news, podcasts, radio, sports scores, google maps; synced my itunes playlists, learned how to load videos; etc. you'll only be taking it away from me over my dead body!