Wait- are custom fonts also removed? Shoot what did they leave IN THE PHONE?
If all of this is thrown out- they should not be allowed to brand this a Galaxy S phone.
I was suspect about the home icons - that was mentioned at the announcement of the phone line- but the lack of all these system apps, and now the suggestion of no font support... I based my purchase on the additional choices that Touchwiz provided and the keyboard- to remove many of these- just makes this a terrible skinjob. Maybe I should wait for the G2 at this rate...
I'll test drive the Epic for 30 days- but the more news Samsung / Sprint release on this phone the less I like it. No wonder they kept the phone details secret for so long!
Oh my gosh, is this even Android anymore? "The Samsung Epic 4g, the new Galaxy S phone sponsored by Apple. You want choices? Well, you ain't gettin' nothin' on this phone! We've locked it down so we can watch you all suffer while you pay an extra 50 bucks. Oh? You speak of Froyo? Well, no problem! We'll give it to the Vibrant, Captivate, and Fascinate, but because of this phone being different, we won't bother releasing Froyo to you. So, despite all the fatal errors we've made in marketing, updating you, and creating an inferior Touchwiz interface, just forget about it and buy the phone, will ya? Samsung/Sprint. Think different....ly."
This really is making me frustrated. I was buying this phone, so I wouldn't have to root, but I guess it'll be necessary. Is there ANY good news left? It seems like everything we find out these days is negative about the Epic and it makes it sound like the Epic Fail. Well, nothing I or even we can do about it without rooting. Oh well