I do think there's a distinction to be made between the stylus which Jobs was referring to then vs. the ones we have now. Nobody wants to use the equivalent of

I do think there's a distinction to be made between the stylus which Jobs was referring to then vs. the ones we have now. Nobody wants to use the equivalent of a thick toothpick to point at things on the screen, like we did with old Windows Mobile and Palm devices. (Just dialing a phone number required pulling the stylus out of its sleeve.) Being able to just poke at things with your fingertip, drag, gesture, etc. are all far superior methods of interaction. However, for precise operations, such as drawing or handwriting, it's a very different tool.