Most people are missing the point thinking that I'm saying I HATE sense UI. While yes I do dislike it, I was just saying I'm forced with a more sluggish phone if I want to go with vanilla Android.(Reason I got a new phone other got ran over for a car, no real time to wait for those who will say why jump the gun and get Incredible)
Its not the point of if we get our way with a operating system why not DEMAND what processor, camera, etc we want in a phone and making custom phones much like computers, because that just sounds absurd and crazy compared to what I am asking(a simple fix/option). Its almost getting to a point where if you buy an HTC phone its got sense and you're stuck with it. I don't think that's right of them forcing folks to use that with a phone as where it should be an option much like an app. If I prefer an HTC phone over lets say a motorola its because maybe I prefer the name HTC, maybe I prefer the build quality of there phones, etc.
This is what I was referring to and yes I misread it.
But two things, the Droid is far from sluggish, it's not as fast as the Incredible but it blows the doors off of your Eris. Also just because it has a keyboard does not mean you have to use it. I bought it because it had a physical keyboard and I don't even use it because it sucks so bad.
Sense is a lot more than just an app, or even a collection of them, it's a completely different user interface in some ways. And yes HTC does put Sense on most of their device (including their Windows Mobile ones) and will probably continue to do that. The whole idea is a consistent user experience whatever device you have and for the most part what OS you have.
I had to get a replacement(due to mix up with insurance couldn't get an Eris replacement, so no phone to return and use for a while) and this was by far the best superior device that I could get because I had physical keyboard phones and dislike the bulkiness of them.
Another option you could have considered was a used phone off of eBay until a phone more to your liking was released, and Droid is only slightly fatter than the Incredible.
I'm not trying to nitpick this thing to death, just pointing out that there are always alternatives.