I guess some kind of protection would be nice. A few days ago I had my 770 in my jacket pocket, when I got in the car and sat down it sort of slipped out of my pocket and onto the concrete ground. Luckily it just had a small scratch on the case...a shiny scratch. I think I saw that otter box at Fry's for the same price, but a clear one. I think I'll go get it.