Well, not really, but it is in the case of a newly-released Hero. Have a look-see at this tweet sent out a few minutes ago by @HTC:
In case you are worried, Hero on Sprint is fully capable of Rev A speeds. The status currently reads Rev 0 whether or not it is on Rev A.
So, not only have the “with Google” myths been debunked, but the rev. 0/A rumors turned out to be hogwash.

*Waiting for someone to tell me that the browser actually hauls butt when you flip the turbo switch.*

