I found it odd that I have more available space on my phone after the Mango update than I did before. Went up almost a gig. If anything, I expected less after updating.
Mine too: from 7.something to 8.39 available on a 36.9 total. The speed of such things as the marketplace suggests they slimmed down the code to get that and that may partiallly, if not fully explain the freed-up space.
... he says as if he knows what he's talking about...
microsoft is awesome. the OS is faster, the battery life is better, everything is more optimized while still adding hundreds of features. theyre doing things "the other guys" can only dream of