Dont forget guys, when using the remote, you can still hit STOP while the recorder is on HOLD
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Hold disables the buttons on the unit so you can keep it out of sight. It's not really Hold but a transfer of control to the remote, as the remote takes over start, pause, track-mark and stop. All good with me--with the way the buttons work, requiring a long press, you would really have a hard time accidentally stopping the unit, and if you did you could immediately start it again.
People also worry about the input volume not being disabled by Hold, but unless you are keeping the unit in a tight jeans pocket that knob will not move without conscious intent. And in that tight jeans pocket, friction against the back of the PCM-M10 is much more likely to switch from Manual to Auto Level--which is a problem--so...don't keep it in a tight jeans pocket.
For my purposes, Sony did this right. No one's demanding you use the remote if you want to leave it locked down on Record.