1. ease of use
thumb= wheel
forefinger= cancel
2. from the forums I have been reading, I have come across several people who had problems with the escape button. The problems were that it was either dying or getting "mushy". Not that I am a pessimist, (I hope my BB 8700 works perfectly throughout the length of my service contract
) but if it dies I would like to know if I have a potential backup.....