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But yeah, it still is just not going to be as good of tactile feedback as an actual keyboard This was one of the most common complaints about the iPhone when i

by Zev 17y ago

But yeah, it still is just not going to be as good of tactile feedback as an actual keyboard This was one of the most common complaints about the iPhone when it first came out. Now? Its not complained about nearly as often. I think its safe to say that for most people, the lack of a physical keyboard on the iPhone isn't a negative.

alanthonyc 17y ago
I can live with it, but it's still a compromise. The negative of not having tactile feedback from the keys is more than compensated for by the rest of the features available on the iPhone. Not being able to touch type is a pain.
baddox 17y ago
I still don't like the iPhone keyboard. I don't perpetually complain about it, I just elect to never buy one.
- mbreese 17y ago
  If you don't own one, then why are you commenting about it? Until you've used the iPhone keyboard for a significant length of time, how can you claim that you don't like it? I don't know anyone that would claim that the iPhone has a great keyboard or would want to do any lengthy typing on it. By and large though, people I know think that it's 'better than expected'. Perhaps with the larger size of the iPad, it might work well for a keyboard. I'm still not typing for hours on it, but for emails or notes during a meeting, it might work just fine.
  - baddox 17y ago
    Perhaps I'm biased. Unfortunately, people who purchase an iPhone may also be biased by post-purchase rationalization. I actually have used touch-screen keyboards, especially the iPhone's, many times. I'm not saying it's the worst experience ever. It's far better than typing on a number pad with T9 or another predictive algorithm. With time it would certainly be doable, maybe even unnoticeable to the user. Still, it is far worse than even the worst tactile qwerty phone keyboard.

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But yeah, it still is just not going to be as good of tactile feedback as an actual keyboard This was one of the most common complaints about the iPhone when i

by Zev 17y ago

alanthonyc 17y ago
I can live with it, but it's still a compromise. The negative of not having tactile feedback from the keys is more than compensated for by the rest of the features available on the iPhone. Not being able to touch type is a pain.
baddox 17y ago
I still don't like the iPhone keyboard. I don't perpetually complain about it, I just elect to never buy one.
- mbreese 17y ago
  If you don't own one, then why are you commenting about it? Until you've used the iPhone keyboard for a significant length of time, how can you claim that you don't like it? I don't know anyone that would claim that the iPhone has a great keyboard or would want to do any lengthy typing on it. By and large though, people I know think that it's 'better than expected'. Perhaps with the larger size of the iPad, it might work well for a keyboard. I'm still not typing for hours on it, but for emails or notes during a meeting, it might work just fine.
  - baddox 17y ago
    Perhaps I'm biased. Unfortunately, people who purchase an iPhone may also be biased by post-purchase rationalization. I actually have used touch-screen keyboards, especially the iPhone's, many times. I'm not saying it's the worst experience ever. It's far better than typing on a number pad with T9 or another predictive algorithm. With time it would certainly be doable, maybe even unnoticeable to the user. Still, it is far worse than even the worst tactile qwerty phone keyboard.