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Samsung Zeal / Alias 2 SCH-U750
Great Phone!!
and fyi, a ton of customers like verizon UI.
A lot of my customers like that they can upgrade their phone and navigate it quickly because the UI is similar. Yes, some people (myself included) would like more options, but that doesn't mean the UI is "Crippling" anything, or that it wasn't a smart business decision on verizon's part.
If a majority of verizon's customers prefer/are indifferent to Verizon's ui, there is no reason they should change it. This is currently the case. Those who don't like it.. there are smartphones and other carriers.
Have you actually seen the phone?
That is like saying a computer running windows 95 and one running Windows 7 is the same system because the interface is similar. You are ignoring the actual system itself. The UI is there to help you navigate around the phone, it is not everything that makes up the phone.
If there are features "crippled" on this phone, it has NOTHING to do with the UI.