Even though Google wants this phone to sell, this is a Developer phone and not set up for the MASS market. If it was, the SD card would be in the phone and not just internal memory.
The N1 and NS were not mass market phones and generally, the only people who want them or even know about them, is us. You and me. The geeks on Engadget, AC, Gizmodo, Cnet, reading everyday. The common customer will buy what the sales person tells them to get.
VZW said the phone has some bugs, KEEP IN MIND, this is the company that released the Fascinate with Bing.
The phone we saw and all the phones reviewed are the GSM Version also. We have yet to see the LTE, maybe they are having issues with the LTE radio, trying to keep the phone sleek.
All I can say is, the UK will have the phone in 2 weeks and we will still be waiting. Typical Big Red. It took them 4 years to release the iPhone!