All I know is that I can unlock my phone and with one tap on my home screen my laptop is connected to the internet. I prefer that.

Tom, I'm sorry to hear about your troubles with your phone. I wasn't aware that the Samsung phones had these issues, so I apologize for recommending it (although I don't think any of the reviews were out yet).

While I honestly don't think OS release version fragmentation is a huge problem, I do think that this skinning is a big problem. The Engadget podcast just reminded me today that the original Motorola Droid is the only phone for sale left that doesn't have a skin on it.

So yes, it saddens me if these skins are screwing up the Android experience for users. I seriously don't see any problem with the stock Android OS.

...sigh...