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Nagromme = the most levelheaded poster around MR and other related forums.

(Jut randomly picking out one of many such comments--not trying to play favorites.)

People are seriously THAT convinced that the WSJ / Walt Mossberg is taking bribes and/or commands from Apple? Do Walt and the Journal need MORE money even more than they need their reputation? Are both totally lacking in integrity? And we're certain of this, are we? :p

Mossberg HAS in fact given bad Apple reviews. He tended to be very ANTI-Apple in years past, and in recent years--which have seen better products--he has come around. He still puts down Apple products when he thinks they deserve it, and his good reviews always include complaints as well. In short, he is USUALLY positive about Apple products, not always. It's almost as though he's an honest reviewer :rolleyes: ....the kind of honest person who would give an honest answer like the one quoted here. What other answer could be honest? Yet people see it as evidence of bias or even underhanded dealings :p

He "gets" what makes Apple products good, in ways that many other people get too--and many don't. He's not the only reviewer who often likes Apple products, and when he likes them he gives his reasons without a smokescreen.

People are either repeating the "Walt is biased" thing because they like a good bandwagon ("fanboy" is fun to say too--try it!) or else they truly believe that positive Apple reviews cannot be honest ones.

In fact, of course, they can.

And yet some people will always say that anyone who consistently appreciates Apple products HAS to be dishonest, even when that person frequently points out flaws as well. Sounds like the zealots aren't all on Apple's side after all :)
 
If you go back and watch this demo, it seems pretty clear to me the guy just started spelling the word incorrectly. It wasn't like he hit a character right next to the one he wanted. It was a completely different row. I honestly think the guy was nervous and had a brain fart... not that the keyboard was at fault.

I see what you are saying, but even in the commercials they type 'seafood' slow. Maybe I am just a blazing treo typer, but it seems slow to me.

However, I do not have any life threatening texts or any term papers that I am going to do on the iphone. So, if it is slower, it will not bother me much.
 
Walt's such a reliable Apple booster, reserve is hardly a trait with him.

So if he's having cold feet about penning an iPhone gusher, the phone's not touchable heaven, folks.

I have my sights set on a low-cost, semi-disposable, Linux-powered Chinese knockoff, m'self. No $650 vanity phones for this guy. :p
 
I've seen a screenshot showing a full sized numeric keypad for typing. The numbers also have alpha characters a la normal phones. If Apple implement this for quick texting rather than use the keyboard and predictive text combo then this would be a real win. Texting with one hand whilst on the move must surely be one of the top user experience criteria to satisfy, especially in Europe.

Oh, and nice to be cited as finding this article first.....

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/313293/
 
I don't think multiple thumb presses on numeric buttons is going to be superior to single thumb presses on actual alpha buttons. Some may be used to that, but I think on the iPhone they'll have to get used something more modern :p

Either way, your thumb can reach the whole iPhone keyboard just as well as it can reach any phone's numpad. And for caps, shift operates as a one-time lock, so even that is one-handed.
 
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