In my opinion, tablets with handwriting function are a fad that will not be around long for the general consumer market. This isn't a decade ago; the younger generation is more proficient at typing than handwriting, not the other way around. Also, writing longhand and typing on keys are not synonymous. I suspect people who have grown up typing will find a disconnect between their thoughts and writing them out on a slate. Time will tell. To me, slates are less about wanting to make a keyboardless medium and more about wanting to piggyback off the success of the iphone etc.
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In my opinion, tablets with handwriting function are a fad that will not be around long for the general consumer market. This isn't a decade ago; the younger generation is more proficient at typing than handwriting, not the other way around. Also, writing longhand and typing on keys are not synonymous. I suspect people who have grown up typing will find a disconnect between their thoughts and writing them out on a slate. Time will tell. To me, slates are less about wanting to make a keyboardless medium and more about wanting to piggyback off the success of the iphone etc.