First off, let us all breathe in for a minute. A few tempers seem to be flaring. Okay, breathe out....
"Gimped" seems to be almost an argument starter, so let's set that aside for a minute. There are 2 absolutes here:
1) Those who invested money in Qi charging for their L920's are 100% correct in their feelings here. Unless you have this feature, you do not know what you could have had. No reason why L920 users shouldn't be a little annoyed at AT&T for that decision. Surely, the L920 users felt their investments were solid and would pay off in future devices as well.
2) The AT&T version of the L1520 may have a little less to offer then it's international cousin. So, that means it just whups 80% of the other cell phones out there, instead of the 95% it could have.
AT&T has bet on a different wireless standard. My bet is their bet is wrong. But, I am not on a roll lately for predictions. So, lets sum up this thread:
-L1520 at it's worst is freaking awesome.
-AT&T is not always the smoothest rolling bowling ball in the alley, but it is large enough to knock more pins down then it misses and it has been an outstanding WP supporter, so maybe some forgiveness from all non-L920 owners is earned.
-L920 owners have to flip a coin as to when the goodies they bought for charging their still-awesome L920 is outweighed by all the other top shelf hardware offered in upcoming models. Unless AT&T changes it's mind on Qi charging, of ccourse. In this case, L920 owners will look like wise Sages and will be happily upgrading.
About sum it up?