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daringfireball.net - 7/7/2009
★ Mobile Phone Keyboards
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That the iPhone -- or specifically its software touchscreen keyboard -- does not appeal to everyone is not a problem. Nothing appeals to everyone.

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Does the iPhone Need a Hardware Keyboard?
The iPhone Blog — ... dislike for hardware keyboards and the pain-in-the fingers and arms they’d given me pretty much made me avoid them entirely until the iPhone came along. Zero. Stress. Typing. Also, as we’ve said before, for those who need to switch frequently from English to Chinese, Hebrew, Arabic, or even other Roman input method, hardware keyboards just can’t compare. (And let’s not forget those who need to out-type netbooks during car races…) Daring Fireball, in response to Tim Bray saying he’d never use an iPhone sans ...

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iPhone J.D. — ... Some people don't like the iPhone because it doesn't have a physical keyboard.  John Gruber writes a great essay on this issue on his Daring Fireball website, explaining that "Apple tries to make things that many people love, not things that all people like."  I agree 100% with what he says. ...

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