Dont get me wrong, pre is a cool phone, and if i was stuck on sprint, that would be the phone i would probably have. But the only thing it has going for it is background applications. but lets be honest, what all do you NEED to be running in the background? I can play games and surf the internet on my iphone while listening to and CONTROLLING music at the same time, and still be able to recieve push email and texts and phone calls. iphone has background apps, people just dont realize it. in order to be a "killer" you have to be able to murder the phone you're trying to kill, and the pre simply doesnt.