Touchscreen keyboards aren't new, they're already known to suck. Just because it's Apple doesn't mean it should get a pass. I notice you aren't arguing against the complaints. That's because you can't.
Using WiFi as a substitute for real data also sucks and the percentage of users in the US where that's practical is even lower than for 3G data. Have you ever switched between WiFi and GPRS? Didn't think so.
1. After today's action at D5, I think its really just poor taste at this point for the platform bickering. Those two guys can not only be civil, but have a sincere respect and admiration for each other and their work. They've grown up.
How about us kids down here on the ground join them?
2. Guys, guys, guys. Are we now so "expert" and so jaded in all things tech now that we believe everything that can be done has been, and nothing can be improved?
Are we selling Apple a bit short here based on the failures of others? They have a way of making things work where others have only half-assed it; I think they deserve the benefit of the doubt at this point.
If the man says that the onscreen keys aren't gonna be a nightmare, I'm willing to let him prove it; Apple generally tends to spend their money on the hard stuff. If the man says it will jump to and fro from WiFi to GPRS without being a nightmare, then I mean, its a software thing. Apple knows about software things. He's probably right on, or very close to the mark.
Hell, after seeing what I saw from MS' labs with Surface, I think a lot of us need to shake loose some preconceived biases about what these companies are truly capable of doing.
1. It isn't in poor taste to blindly cheerlead a product that doesn't exist simply because of who is developing it? Who says these two have grown up? It's just business.
2. Sure it can. Apple's soft keyboard is not different from other that have come before it though. You have seen the demos, right?
No, we aren't selling Apple short, and I'd suggest it is "in poor taste" for you to claim Apple should be given the benefit of the doubt. No one else would deserve it. Cell phones aren't a new technology or market. There are huge profits at stake and many approaches have been tried. Apple knows nothing of this and is pursuing a dead design. Only it's true believers fail to recognize that.
"The man"? Jobs is being a frontman, not "the man" so try not to be so blind. Would Jobs say the keyoard sucks but hopefully you'll like it anyway? Of course not, but that's the reality of it.
Yes, ajgalli, I'm shortsighted because I've used devices with virtually identical keyboard implementations in the past. Who knows, the horse-drawn carriage may make a roaring comeback. Wouldn't want to be shortsighted.
All you guys have is the word of Steve Jobs that the keyboard will be good. He wouldn't have reason to lie, would he? Why don't you guys go out and try devices with this style keyboard. They do exist, you know. Wouldn't want knowledge and facts to get in the way of your idol worship, though, would you?
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Touchscreen keyboards aren't new, they're already known to suck. Just because it's Apple doesn't mean it should get a pass. I notice you aren't arguing against the complaints. That's because you can't.
Using WiFi as a substitute for real data also sucks and the percentage of users in the US where that's practical is even lower than for 3G data. Have you ever switched between WiFi and GPRS? Didn't think so.
Ok a couple of things:
1. After today's action at D5, I think its really just poor taste at this point for the platform bickering. Those two guys can not only be civil, but have a sincere respect and admiration for each other and their work. They've grown up.
How about us kids down here on the ground join them?
2. Guys, guys, guys. Are we now so "expert" and so jaded in all things tech now that we believe everything that can be done has been, and nothing can be improved?
Are we selling Apple a bit short here based on the failures of others? They have a way of making things work where others have only half-assed it; I think they deserve the benefit of the doubt at this point.
If the man says that the onscreen keys aren't gonna be a nightmare, I'm willing to let him prove it; Apple generally tends to spend their money on the hard stuff. If the man says it will jump to and fro from WiFi to GPRS without being a nightmare, then I mean, its a software thing. Apple knows about software things. He's probably right on, or very close to the mark.
Hell, after seeing what I saw from MS' labs with Surface, I think a lot of us need to shake loose some preconceived biases about what these companies are truly capable of doing.
1. It isn't in poor taste to blindly cheerlead a product that doesn't exist simply because of who is developing it? Who says these two have grown up? It's just business.
2. Sure it can. Apple's soft keyboard is not different from other that have come before it though. You have seen the demos, right?
No, we aren't selling Apple short, and I'd suggest it is "in poor taste" for you to claim Apple should be given the benefit of the doubt. No one else would deserve it. Cell phones aren't a new technology or market. There are huge profits at stake and many approaches have been tried. Apple knows nothing of this and is pursuing a dead design. Only it's true believers fail to recognize that.
"The man"? Jobs is being a frontman, not "the man" so try not to be so blind. Would Jobs say the keyoard sucks but hopefully you'll like it anyway? Of course not, but that's the reality of it.
Just because something 'has not' or 'was not' in the past doesn't mean it won't be in the future. How short sighted....
Yes, ajgalli, I'm shortsighted because I've used devices with virtually identical keyboard implementations in the past. Who knows, the horse-drawn carriage may make a roaring comeback. Wouldn't want to be shortsighted.
All you guys have is the word of Steve Jobs that the keyboard will be good. He wouldn't have reason to lie, would he? Why don't you guys go out and try devices with this style keyboard. They do exist, you know. Wouldn't want knowledge and facts to get in the way of your idol worship, though, would you?