Come on, what the msrp is in europe has nothing to do with what it will be here. A reasonable estimate for this on sprint off contract would be $650 for the 32gb.
Come on bro its phablet, if you are worried about pocketability then just get a One/GS4, better yet just get an iphone. It's all about options and thats the beauty of android, we have a choice. If its not for you then thats fine, just chose something else but saying that htc dropped the ball because of its huge dimensions is a little ridiculous. It has huge dimensions because of the huge screen. huge speakers on the front with a huge battery on the rear. What else could you have possibly expected?