Here is what the folks at HTC told me on August 4: "We are excited to announce that the HTC Thunderbolt will receive the Gingerbread (Android 2.3)
update in Q3 2011. Stay tuned for details as we get closer to the update availability."
Now, I've heard lots of things about updates that never came true...and this is probably one of them. But, hey, hope springs eternal...and if I read my calendar right, we are almost half way through Q3 2011. Stay tuned.