Palm did it: better experience than Apple

Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by NyxWulf on Saturday January 10, 2009 @01:24AM (#427725)

I don't consider not having a physical keyboard a weakness. One thing that you can do with the virtual keyboard that you can't do with a physical keyboard is change to the keys to show more useful keys depending on the situation. Then when you don't need the keys at all you can have all the screen to work with. Personally I consider having a physical keyboard to be a drawback.

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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by jbrennan on Saturday January 10, 2009 @12:06PM (#428047)

I agree with you, but I think your parent's post still makes sense. The Pre does have a static keyboard, yes, but it also has a nice big screen where (presumably) those extra functions you mention could still be used.

But then again, that makes the phone bulkier. I'm very pleased not having a physical keyboard on my phone at all.

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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by NyxWulf on Sunday January 11, 2009 @05:22AM (#429048)

Yeah the bulkyness is an issue. I noticed that the Pre is shorter than the the iphone, but it's quite a bit thicker. I really like how thin the iphone is and would even like it thinner like the ipod touch.

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