As Walter mentioned: I've also had no problems with scratches on the screen. My initial posting was triggered by using other handheld devices which have scratch issues and so I thought that a free (inital response) was a good thing. Having had the unit to evaluate I've found, too, that this unit has not had scratch vulnaribilities and have since removed the screen protector. I also had air bubbles which was a problem.
Thanks Walter for the clarification; I've (to this date) confirmed that scratching is a non-issue with the iFly.
Again, thanks too, for such a robust product and the important feature of growing capability with software upgrades.