+1

I'm not developer nor geek, but I'm disappointed if there won't be device with hw keyboard for consumers. I'm enjoying texting with hw keyboard (Google talk and facebook) while I'm sitting on the couch and watching TV. HW keyboard has 2 advantages for me, first is that I can type messages very fast and second is that phone's screen stays much cleaner.
Also HW keyboard is better if you get longer messages or multiple messages in short time, because you have extended sight on the screen and you can see more messages without scrolling them.