I have not had even one single issue with iOS 4.3, and enjoy the home sharing, Airplay and faster Safari browsing every day.
One point which often gets overlooked when talking about problems some are having with it, is that some of the problems are occurring on 3GS versions of the phone.
If you separate out the non iPhone 4 issues with iOS 4.3, the report of "bugs" don't seem as common
I think the update will come to the Verizon iphone sooner rather than later. Keep in mind, iOS 4.3 has only been out for about 16 days now, so it's still early yet.
AT&T iPhone buyers had to wait 30 days to get the hotspot feature.
Thus is should be reasonable to wait at least that long for iOS 4.3 for the CDMA/VZW version of the phone.
In other words, it might be too early to complain now, since iOS 4.3 only been out for a little more than two weeks.
But then on the other hand, it might all be marketing strategy.
If the playing field were actually level, and the VZW phone would do everything that the ATT version of the phone would do, then the ATT version would struggle for sales.
Some of why U.S. sales of the GSM version of the phone are as robust as they are, is because the GSM version of the phone can do more than it's CDMA counterpart.
Were it not for this, ie if absolutely no differences existed, then it would certainly erode sales of the AT&T version of the device.
Those differences, and the difference in monthly costs for service, no doubt help bolster, boost or prop up, sales of the GSM version of the phone.
Without those differences, most everybody who had an iPhone 4, would have a Verizon iPhone 4.
Indeed, one of the reasons why we are seeing what we are seeing now, might be so that both versions of the phone can sell.
So a discrepancy in who gets which operating system, and when they get it, could be part of a marketing plan.
And if it is, look for this staggered release of iOS updates, to continue for a while