I don't know which thread is best to post this in, I suppose this is the best one.
In short, I pre-ordered the Desire HD today!
In long, I originally went to try Windows Phone 7 on the HTC 7 and compare it to Android and the Desire HD, and had a chance to try the Mozart in Phones4U, but didn't really like it because the screen is actually smaller than my Touch HD and the colours aren't great, along with the stupid positioning of the USB port.
Anyway, the guy then tried to convince me that the Samsung Galaxy S was better, to the point of being quite rude when I said I wanted the Desire HD. They were offering a good deal on the Samsung and I was tempted to go for it but decided to go next door to Orange and see what they thought of the Desire HD when compared with the Galaxy S. They said that the HTC should be better, which was interesting.
I then had the guy (who was much nicer and far less pushy than the bloke in Phones4U) go through all the checks and tell me that the Desire HD would be ?200 to pre-order, and they'd give me ?83 (or ?87, I forget) for my Touch HD. I'm very happy with that deal, so went for it and put a ?10 deposit down. I'll give him a call next Saturday to see if it's in yet, he said it's a maximum of 2 weeks from today.
I'm glad I went for the Desire instead of letting them persuade me into getting the Galaxy.