i'm not sure if you read what I wrote. I'm saying that the numeric battery indicator is a nice little perk

p) to have, but is by far, not a selling point. I already wrote this a little while ago, which you obviously skipped over.
From iPhone to iPhone 3G, what were the improvements? Assisted GPS,
Tri band UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz), 3.7 V 1150 mAh battery, and a glossy back. Overall, the main differences were 3G speed and GPS.
I didn't have AT&T, so I had no access to 3G. There was a small increase in battery life, crappy plastic backing, and GPS which I would never use. THAT'S why I didn't bother to upgrade.
From iPhone 3G to iPhone 3GS, there were improvements across the board. 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, Voice Control, Magnetometer, Nike+, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Broadcom 4325, 256MB DRAM, 833 MHz ARM Cortex-A8, processor, 3.7 V 1219 mAh battery, 3.0 megapixels camera with video, with geotagging, tap to focus, automatic focus, white balance, and exposure. Oh, and PowerVR SGX graphics and 32 GB option.
The differences and improvements are substantially greater, which is why I have considered upgrading to the 3GS. The imrpoved memory, storage, processor, voice control, visual voicemail, and video were all selling points for me.
And considering how I'd be upgrading from a 2G to a 3GS, the benefits would definitely be worth it.
Now explain where I said that the numeric battery indicator was a selling point for the 3GS? All I said was that it was a nice little perk to have.