Originally Posted by jhoff80:
Android in theory = the basic OS without any modifications. Android in practice on the Hero, the topic of this thread, is entirely different. Aka, it's useless to discuss the theoretical (for the Hero) unmodified Android install. I didn't say there is a "Android Theory," but referred to "Android, in theory". I know words are hard, but come on. 
(If it didn't come across by the smiley, just clarifying that that is a joke.)
Huh? What exactly are you babbling about?
Android has a proven track record, the Palm Pre does not. That is not theory but fact.
The core difference between the Sprint HTC Hero and the European one is the CDMA radio vs. the GSM radio.