Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 25th Oct 2012 14:52 UTC
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, one of its most prominent and most controversial features was the on-screen keyboard. In as world dominated by devices with physical keyboards, it was seen as a joke, something that could never work. We know better by now, of course, but while I still prefer the physical feel and clicks of a real keyboard, a recent new endeavour of mine has made me appreciate the on-screen keyboard in a whole new way.
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Once you accept the idea of having a touch screen device moving the keyboard to the screen becomes obvious. My GPS for instance is a flat touch screen device with a keyboard that existed before the iPhone. Even other touch screen phones (with keyboards, like Prada) existed before the iPone. I don't think it is fair to say it was "seen as a joke" before the iPhone.
Apple basically succeeded in picking a good time to enter the market but touch screen phones (even with keyboards) were happening with or without them.
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Once you accept the idea of having a touch screen device moving the keyboard to the screen becomes obvious. My GPS for instance is a flat touch screen device with a keyboard that existed before the iPhone. Even other touch screen phones (with keyboards, like Prada) existed before the iPone. I don't think it is fair to say it was "seen as a joke" before the iPhone.
This is an interesting read: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/02/if-android-is-a-stolen-p...
Apple basically succeeded in picking a good time to enter the market but touch screen phones (even with keyboards) were happening with or without them.