If I were to renew my contract today, I'd still go with the Pre. From a personal perspective, HTC's virtual keyboard experience is maddening. I would likely have to claim my Asurion claim within the first few hours because I've thrown the Hero at full force against a wall.

And for even the most ardent Android fan, I don't see how the Hero be a compelling enough device to incur an EFT for (I mean, its a nice phone, but not that nice), and that brings me to my next point:

I like Android, and I think it has potential as long as the handset manufacturers step their hardware game up. I'm skeptical that what Samsung and Motorola have to bring to the table will be compelling in the hardware arena. This is an area where I believe Palm to have an advantage, and I have a strong feeling that their product road map is a compelling one.