HTC shed a bit more light on how it was able to reverse its decision not to upgrade the HTC Desire to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Another short Facebook post confirms what I expected:
To resolve Desire’s memory issue and enable the upgrade to Gingerbread, we will cut select apps from the release.
Look for status updates starting next week. We apologize for any confusion.
We’ll know if the compromise was worth it once HTC reveals exactly what apps will not make the cut.