1. A nameless, random, poorly written, internet article from a website nobody has ever heard of isn't proof of anything. A lot of these articles mistakenly claim the Thunderbolt is a unibody phone. The Inspire is a unibody phone, the Thunderbolt is not.
Here's an article saying it's plastic: AnandTech - HTC Thunderbolt Review: The First Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone
2. Anyone who actually has the phone is able to tell it is plastic. It is extremely obvious. Nobody who says it is plastic has ever compared it to a Nexus One, Incredible 2, or Inspire. It is unbelievable how many Thunderbolt owners have the phone and are so offended by it being plastic that they will lie about it on the internet. I find that incredibly funny. Worse than Apple fanboys the lot of you are.
