Hopefully from SGS II onwards Samsung will only use Exynos SOC only.
This software & hardware fragmentation issue won't help with the sales.

Instead of building plant in Texas to manufacture A5 SOC Samsung should perhaps use that plant to increase the number of production of Exynos SOC.
Also try to force US telcos from stop demanding Samsung from modifying original device design.Heck Apple is powerful enough to stop any company from even displaying any of the telcos logos on any iPhone.With growing profit & popularity I think Samsung should be able to do the same.

I9100 models are mostly trouble free.Only "certain" number of G models got issues.
Since G models are being sold in small number (I think only in APAC) this won't affect much on SGS II's reputation.
Don't know whether SGS II or Galaxy Nexus is Sammy's golden boy now.Hardware wise I think SGS II has slight edge.Software wise Galaxy Nexus much better.But if Sammy delivers ICS faster I guess SGS II will remain as flagship model.

No need.But after flash if you some problem with the OS you may clear the cache again.

But I like PowerBeats design.
Too bad price of it can make my BP go high

Create ad hoc connection with your laptop or desktop(if you have wireless).
The connect to that network & let the magic happens.
Seriously this is special function in HTC Sense?

FAT32.
Unless you're using third party kernel which support read/write NTFS file system your phone won't read any memory formatted with NTFS.

http://forum.lowyat.net/user/Eiraku
I suggest you to PM this member & ask him about restoring efs with terminal.
He's the only member I remember who managed to successfully restored his corrupted efs partition.