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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
I think Apple's OSk has a few key advantages that I think should be replicated in other handheld devices. I ask you to put your bias (against the brand name, looks, Apple Inc, etc) aside for a second and just to see these as a new concept\technology\idea:

1). Dynamically sizeable key active areas: The active area for the keys do not always correspond to the on-screen display, although that's the default behaviour, but it can readjust the 'landing zone' according to the best prediction derived from the active dictionary(ies). ie: When the user has typed T-I-M... the active area for the letter 'E" will be enlarged (at the cost of nearby keys: W, S, D, F, R).

2). Auto correction with support for multiple languages (ie: You can select English, French and German dictionaries to be active simultaneously)

3). Alternate keys to be displayed on hold: Everyone already has seen that on the iphone\itouch when you hold your finger down on a key it will show an enlarged display of said key above your finger. On some keys, this feature is extended to show multiple selections (ie: show accented characters for a, e, i, o). A good feature to give easy access to lesser used keys on cramped display space.

Sachin007: You might want to reconsider branding things as 'X is even better than Y' when you 'seriously don't know about' Y. (quoted from your own post). And I agree that 'discussion about companies and their policies are irrelevant here', although I don't understand why you also ***** about certain company 'dictating their own customers' on the same post
But please help me understand this....

When the n800 can predict a whole new word instead of predicting the next letter how can the apple's osk be better when it just predicts the next letter?
For example if i just input ti...... immediatly a list of words come in th e bottom half .... time times title and tiny. Now which one is better?

Well if i knew everything then we would'nt be having this discussion. THis discussion is exactly that. I am ready to learn from you. But i have seen all the press releases of the iphone and also used it a litttle. But as far as i can remember i did not see the particular feature on the iphone. SInce i dont use the iphone as much as you guys do i was just confirming whether that feature is there or not.