wow! i just saw the news just now. they also changed the appearance of the device a little. soft keys look a bit raised (to prevent mistakes?) and those "fake keys" on the bottom are gone. are the alt keys still blue though? extended battery is included in this phone. i also hope they improved the camera (720p plz) and bugginess of the verizon version.
this phone would be awesome on virgin mobile.
as for the rugged phone, the keys appear slanted like the pro's. i love love love the menu keys on top. they're physical and SEND AND END keys! finally! i love the number pad too. yellow alt keys are cool.
finally, hopefully nothing is locked down by sprint. hopefully gsm works just fine in the usa and there will be no issues with unlock codes.
i guess they scrapped uk pro for this instead. can't wait for this to come out.