"Walt: Why did you decide to omit a physical keyboard? Wont that turn off people who pay a lot for phones like BlackBerrys because they are heavy email users?"
"Steve: The iPhone has the best, most advanced keyboard in any mobile device. Like all small keyboards, it takes three or four days to get used to. IPhone users will quickly learn to trust its intelligence to correct their mistakes automatically. So far, everyone who has used it loves it, and reports that they are typing as fast or faster than they did on their Treo or BlackBerry or other smart phone. The iPhones keyboard lets us use far more sophisticated software to improve accuracy, customize the keyboard for specific applications, and of course remove the keyboard when its not needed, freeing iPhones entire large screen for reading email, browsing the Web, looking at maps, enjoying photos and movies, and doing things we havent yet invented. We think the iPhones keyboard is one of its greatest assets and competitive advantages."
Interview with Steve Jobs. You will never see a physical keyboard on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch for that matter.
http://allthingsd.com/20070626/jobs-qa/
"Steve: The iPhone has the best, most advanced keyboard in any mobile device. Like all small keyboards, it takes three or four days to get used to. IPhone users will quickly learn to trust its intelligence to correct their mistakes automatically. So far, everyone who has used it loves it, and reports that they are typing as fast or faster than they did on their Treo or BlackBerry or other smart phone. The iPhones keyboard lets us use far more sophisticated software to improve accuracy, customize the keyboard for specific applications, and of course remove the keyboard when its not needed, freeing iPhones entire large screen for reading email, browsing the Web, looking at maps, enjoying photos and movies, and doing things we havent yet invented. We think the iPhones keyboard is one of its greatest assets and competitive advantages."
Interview with Steve Jobs. You will never see a physical keyboard on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch for that matter.
http://allthingsd.com/20070626/jobs-qa/