I'm not trying to be unfair. Instead I'm trying to highlight how some of have been scarred by how bad LTE battery life can be, especially depending on location and particular usage that day. The idea that we cannot have control over the battery given the past issues is worrisome...that's all I'm trying to say.
Honestly though? I hope to heck that you guys are right and I'm wrong, I hope HTC/LTE battery issues are a thing of the past...still, I don't ever think that losing any kind of control over our devices is something we should take lightly. A user replaceable battery, imo, is ALWAYS a better choice than a built in battery. Just as an example: what if the battery is defective down the road and now you must send back the whole device that you have babied and taken care of for a refurb. It would be much preferable to me to simply try a new battery myself and keep my device.
To the MAXX example, I personally would be willing to add some thickness to the device in exchange for say a 2800mah- 3200mah battery.