Sense 4 Keyboard + Trace - Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE

Back in the Sense 1.0 days on my original Incredible, I loved the stock Sense keyboard, as did a lot of other people. It was widely regarded as the best Android keyboard before the advent of things like Swype, SwiftKey, etc. Much better than Stock, for sure.
Since those days, I've moved to Swype. There are a lot of things I don't like about Swype, but I put up with all of it because it's the fastest and easiest way to type which is the most important thing.
Some of my problems (at least the ones that come to mind) with Swype are as follows:
They constantly change button arrangement with each new version
They refuse to remove the language button if only 1 language is enabled, despite the fact that everyone in their forums asks for it
Essentially zero configuration options
Doesn't use Google's own voice engine
Tedious installation (not a very big deal)
Now, I don't know how I missed this until now, but I just came across the Trace option that has apparently been around since Sense 3.0 and is included in Sense 4. It really seems to be the best of both worlds. I get the speed benefits of Swype but with better (OS-matching) design, better button layout, and uses Google's voice engine (which among other benefits means that I'll see the words as I say them, not when I'm done speaking). And of course, no tedious installation since it is stock.
One of the great things about Swype is it's accuracy and text prediction, which I'm sure the HTC keyboard will not match exactly, but I feel like as long as it's close, it will be good enough considering all the other aforementioned benefits.
In the brief amount of time since I learned of the existence of this feature, I've looked into a few reviews. The general consensus seems to be that it is pretty darn good, although there were some that didn't really think it was quite there yet. But, I have also seen some people who've said it's greatly improved in Sense 4, which is even better news. And some of the people who noted the vast improvements were people who didn't like it in Sense 3.0. So the majority of users, those who already liked it, will like it even more, and those who didn't like it before will probably like it now. It seems like an all-around win.
Until today, I probably would have installed Swype on Day 1 of having my Incredible 4G. But now I'm definitely planning to stick with the stock HTC keyboard until I'm given a reason to switch, which I don't expect to be any time soon.
What about you guys? Thoughts?

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Because this phone is taking so long to come out, I'm considering getting a Sony Ion or a Sony SX imported. Their keyboard looks pretty good. Nice clean and minimal.
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TheAndroidSwap said:
Because this phone is taking so long to come out, I'm considering getting a Sony Ion or a Sony SX imported. Their keyboard looks pretty good. Nice clean and minimal.
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So long to come out? It wasn't announced a month ago yet. Although that keyboard is nice, I don't see how I could get it to work on Verizon. If you're able to make/find an app that mimics it, do let me know though!
I've been using AnySoftKeyboard to replace the Sense Keyboard since I downgraded from the orig Incredible to the R2D2 Droid 2 (my love for geekdom superceeded my need for a strong phone). However, over the years ASK has started to bloat and breakdown in usability since my use for the keyboard involves ignoring auto-correct semi-regularly and put in my own spaces after words. I have been longing for a keyboard since then that lets me type my own words, select that the spelling is correct, and press space afterwards without auto-correcting anyway to the closest spelling, while being black/dark gray, with lots of alternate/special character options.
Granted, I have been lazy and haven't been looking for a new keyboard yet, but I don't think Swype and I would get along.
As for the voice recognition, there's still a slight delay to it. I don't think we're quite at instantaneous voice-to-text translation yet, or at least not at a phone level. The video I saw of it in use was the GNex, admittedly, and it was probably 2-3 seconds behind. The speed impressed me, but it was not instantaneous after each word.
I shall look forward to this new Sense keyboard! Though to be honest I was looking forward to putting a custom ROM on the phone asap for a pure ICS experience. I'm tired of waiting for Verizon to release updates. Took me a year to get Gingerbread.