No. No one wants to be required to use a stylus to successfully use a device. This is true, and remains so. What has become apparent is that there is a need -- especially for artists -- for a tool more fine-grained than a finger if you want to do more complicated tasks.

> especially for artists

See also (from this same thread): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10192958

Artists could also use electronic paint brushes, erasers, and chalk, too.

Nice injection of the word 'required' there...

These aren't the styluses you are looking for...