Nice. Just applied and got an instant approval. Good info in this thread. I applied to take advantage of the 1st year waived annual fee and waived Authorize users fee, so my brother could take advantage of the $100 Global entry fee credit also. Another reason why I applied is, I wanted to check out the Centurion Lounge at SFO. I have another Amex, but I don't feel like paying $50 bucks to get in, when I could for free with this. I'll probably make purchases for a year and cancel this card since I'll be applying for a Citi Prestige in a few days. I'd keep this card, but the $200 airline credit to a specific airline we choose is the killer for me. At least, with City, it's a $250 credit for whatever airline I purchases tickets from. Thanks for all the good info here.
^^ Oh and forgot to mention, I'm not an Amerirpise customer either.