[XPERIA X10 General] fm1776:
I think the X10 is a great piece of hardware. And, Android might very well be the greatest thing since sliced bread. But the X10 is my first Android device and though there are aspects of it that I like, overall I don't not see the greatness. If it is suppose to be an open platform why have SE patched it up so tight that it has taken longer then the PSP to root?

I rooted my X1 and customized it exactly the way that I wanted it. Unfortunately I had to keep scouring the XDA site for updates since the root (which not only voided my warranty) also prevented me from SEUS updates. I did enjoy the challenge of it all. It appealed to my meticulous sense of nature. But this process is starting to get old.

Now here we are once again, not on a Winmo device, but the all mighty and powerful Android, having to repeat the process all over again from square one. I just don't get it. I like contributing to improving our devices as much as the next guy. But SE is working against us on this one. And, it is simply way too time consuming. Plus it is still possible that SE patch the root. Anyways the average user, or vast majority, are not even remotely interested in going through all of this.

This X10 is one sexy phone, but the software limitations and constant waiting are making that warm fuzzy feeling of a new phone wear off rather quickly. SE really need to reexamine their business practices. I have owned the P900, P910, X1, and now the X10, and it is always the same old story with SE. Rush great hardware to market, install lack luster software and keep users waiting until we get fed up and, then release the next device and do it all over again.

Now I recognize that there are several first time SE owners here that are the first to defend SE and tout SE communications of promises of what is to come. They use the promises of updates to make their comparisons to other devices, and not what users actually have right now, to explain how great their phone is versus the other crap on the market. But as any person who has owned as many SE flagship devices as myself will tell you, they always over promise. And, it is always the same story in the end. We are going to get dropped like a bad habit, which is exactly what they have done on every phone. Listen to what they do and not what they say.

Oh no doubt SE will release the 2.1 as promised and they will leave just enough time for you to start getting bored with your device before they release the next must have. And, the BS will start all over again. What is the point of all this hardware if the software limits the use. SE are without a doubt taking a piss out of their customers. And, if we could get some of these kids who come on here and dedicate day after day to insulting users who don't see things the way they do, to direct some of their energy to putting pressure on SE, we might just get SE to change for the better.

As far as the phone goes. The 4" screen, I wouldn't mind an even bigger device, 4 and a half inch screen would be great. But if I could only have a 3 and a half inch screen and have it look as amazing as the new iphone 4g (meaning 4th generation or so I am told and not to be confused with 4g network) or, have the X10's 4" in it's current state (which looks pretty good), I will take that unbelievable image resolution of the apple device. I can't wait for it to come to other device, which it will sooner or later. If it was really just all about screen size alone we will all own the EVO. I also like that apple have taken up video chat. It just means that this will get better for everybody. And regardless of how many kids are worried that their girl friends (which they probably don't even have) will catch them with another women (which they will probably never have), there are plenty of people who don't lie and cheat to their partners who would use this service everyday, like myself.

I am also seriously disappointed that the X10 will never be compatible with Adobe 10.1. OK the Idevil will never have Adobe 10.1 either, but it does have HTML5 which is plenty good enough for me.

Now I have been a loyal SE customer for nearly ten years, and I am getting more and more frustrated with SE's BS.

I have read all the comments from people about how Steve Jobs is the second coming of Adolf Hitler. Many of which have come from people that are the first to admit that like myself have never owned an apple product. Others, who have owned the iphone before do make a compelling argument as why to avoid apple at all costs. But my service provider is offering me a free device. I am considering trying out the iphone (better know as the Idevil by some) until SE or HTC come out with something else that I want that actually works and capitalizes on it's spec's. Obviously I will not be amongst one of the first owners as I usually am with my next device. I will wait to read the complaints and wait to see if problems are getting fixed. But I think this apple will be a good experience. Even if that means I will find out for myself how evil those apple bastards really are. I guess I can find some relief that I will be buying American (even if it is probably built in china, just like everything else). On a side note: prior to being a loyal SE customer, I was a loyal Motorola customer. After all I have family and friends that work at their HQ in Schaumburg IL. Keep those tax dollars local right!

In any case I will be looking at a new device in Q1 or Q2 so I wont have to suffer the evil apple experience for too long. Which by the way will be just about the same time you can expect to get the 2.1 for the X10. Regardless of what SE say. And, when I have been able to use it for a fair period of time I will come back and share the experience.