Just a few extra observations:

The 8525 scroll wheel enhances one-handed operation even further.

Voice tags-though I thought I wouldn't like it, I've mapped voice tags to a hard button and it is awesome. So far with window down, driving on a freeway, voice tags has been 95% accurate. The other 5% may have been when I mumbled, which I do too often. Haven't tried it with bluetooth, so I'm not even sure if the headset can activate it. Would that be asking for too much? I understand that voice command is NOT considered compatible with the 8525, especially with regards to BT. Supposedly, MS is working on this.

SMS is not as easy as with the i730: requires a couple of extra steps when you're replying.

The hard keys now mapped to "calendar" and "contacts" cannot be programmed as they can on the i730. But I know there is software out there that can fix that.

Phonealarm has thus far worked flawlessly. ?????????????

Oh, this might be a big one. I understand that there already is a WM6 (Crossbow) ROM available for the 8525. It is unofficial and vanilla, which I just learned means that it is the OS only! Hmmm, maybe not such a big one.
Of course I will wait on this.

Again, the dailer disappears after making the call. What is up with this? Of course this happens on the i730 as well.

Missing my i730..........it might just be withdrawal pains
Anyone else want to contribute to getting MR the 8525 so we can get his support on this phone?