I've talked to a lot of people who use iPhones, and none of them would switch to a hardware keyboard if given the chance. Touchscreen keyboards work better tha

I've talked to a lot of people who use iPhones, and none of them would switch to a hardware keyboard if given the chance. Touchscreen keyboards work better than physical ones (the keys are larger), they're better for anyone typing more than one language (accents are easy, different keyboard layouts are possible at all). The touch keyboard isn't there when you don't need it, leading either to an increase in screen space (vs. RIM's offerings) or a more practical physical design (without slider mechanisms that tend to be awkward, get damaged, or make the phone bulkier). I had no problem typing on an iPhone the first day I ever encountered one. The first day I laid hands on a blackberry, it took me minutes to get a single sentence out, because the keys are so tiny and packed close together. The key to effective touchscreen typing is to trust the autocorrect (and to have good autocorrect in the first place). My typing speed skyrocketed when I learned that if I just kept typing, the iPhone would be right 90% of the time, and the other 10% is easy to fix.