The problem with Newton is that there was little alternative to struggling with the handwriting recognition. You could plug in external keyboards, but they adde

The problem with Newton is that there was little alternative to struggling with the handwriting recognition. You could plug in external keyboards, but they added even more bulk. I believe there was an onscreen keyboard, but who on earth wanted to tap out text with a stylus? When Siri screws up you can laugh off the problems and go with Plan B: "Use iOS the usual way, like we all did last month".