I have taken it for granted after 3 years with the iphone uninterupted was the lack of branding....
I was tempted to look at the note as an additional line until i saw this
It really isn't a big deal.
I'd give up an unbranded phone that limits my use capabilities to get a branded phone that lets me do anything I want with a bigger screen and more function.
It's function over aesthetics.
Plus anyone with half a brain will have the phone in a case anyway, it costs between 250-300 just for the PART to fix the screen!
One drop and you get hit hard, and with a case you can't see it.
Now I do think the Verizon logo on the front is quite gay, especially since the rest of the phones on other carriers don't have it.