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No, GP is right, for a simple reason: look at your input devices. A keyboard and mouse/touchpad combo is most effective at interacting with text. The story woul
by gmueckl 6y ago
No, GP is right, for a simple reason: look at your input devices. A keyboard and mouse/touchpad combo is most effective at interacting with text. The story would be entirely different if the main interface was e.g. a stylus. A instant messaging service that sends hand written scribbles instead of text follows much more naturally from that.
- koonsolo 6y agoSome of us are on a desktop computer, all of us are on a mobile phone. You do realize how cumbersome that mobile keyboard is right. With a click of a button, you can record audio and/or video. But still, text messages rule them all. Who sends texts on desktops anyway? A small minority.
- gmueckl 6y agoNo. A lot of people record voice messages, but they need to be in an environment providing enough privacy. But messengers emphasize text heavily in their UIs - again because of keyboards. Keyboard less touch devices are too novel an innovation compared to when instant messaging was cast into its final form.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoThis is why fax machines persist in Japan.