Right now phones are really only consumption devices. This is mostly an intentional limitation. I'm not sure if you've ever actually hooked up a keyboard to a p

Right now phones are really only consumption devices. This is mostly an intentional limitation. I'm not sure if you've ever actually hooked up a keyboard to a phone, but even with a keyboard (usually bluetooth) a phone is still far less convenient than a simple laptop. Some keyboard commands work. Focus is very spotty, and often you have to touch the screen to interact with elements so you can actually use the keyboard. There seems to be no app switching, but perhaps I'm just missing the keyboard command. Your list of applications is limited to what's available in the app store, and much of it is questionable. I could go on, but phones are basically the TV replacement in a certain sense. The user gets what's provided to them, and creativity and control are kept at a minimum.