That seems to be the argument going on over on Howard Forums.
It’s a reasonable question too. The perception of a products snappiness is directly proportional to how quickly something changes on the screen after a user hits a button NOT how fast it takes a certain task to come to completion.
This is yet another thing that the S60 guys have to work on. Menu transitions between screen renders isn’t the answer either.
S60v3FP2 will be demoed at "An evening with S60," I’ll let you guys know if any improvements have been made.