Only if Palm goes back to handwriting recognition on-screen.
And even then, there are folks who've become used to the keyboard and
wouldn't want to give it up.
But my own unscientific opinion is the people who are buying Treos, most
of whom as work devices, I'd wager, will probably buy the keyboard over
the not-keyboard -- andwill probably get used to the virtual keyboard
the way others of us touch type -- one key feels like another, but if
you're good at it, you just know when you've hit the wrong key.
I'm guessing the users of toys -- the kids, most of whom can
text-message a telephone with their eyes closed -- with the wherewithal
to pay $500-$600, will go for the latest i-line, and the Treo and
Blackberry (and a few other similar, as relates to a QWERTY keyboard,
users will go for a keyboard that at least looks like the one on their
desk -- or they'll write on the screen, if they can.
daniel wrote:
> NPR had an interesting story this morning on the iPhone & specifically, PDA
> keyboard design (tinyurl.com/2px438).
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> It (Steve Jobs) made the claim that our smartphone keyboard is really dumb,
> and outlived its usefulness.
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> Counterpoint -- the tactile feedback of Treo keys beats the smooth slippery
> glass of the iPhone, especially when fingertips aren't clean+dry (I think I'm
> not the only one who sometimes eats while Treo-ing).
>
> Jobs has our keyboard headed for the Recycle Bin. What do you think?
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