Hurt Locker was shunned? I don't get it.

When my bicycle got stolen from my apartment courtyard in NYC I was impressed by the detective work. The surveillance camera got a fuzzy picture of the culprit and I knew the name of someone he spoke to. The police found the home of the person named, determined who the friend was, found him and arrested him. I didn't get my bike back, but hey having the guy in jail for a while is at least a deterrent.

I bet Apple would have seen this if all the beta testers did not have their phones in 3GS costumes.

I would hope that the user experience is improved with the additional AJAX. Balancing speed with functionality is an art.