Please please do not take out the hardware keypad. I can understand if it is replaced by another hardware thing like the roller ball or the touch pad.

I do not understand how nokia gets the idea that hardware keypad is very less used by the users..... believe me it is 100% the other way round. That is the only one thing i hate about the n180 in comparision to the n800(of course the lack of the second slot and the fm tuner also are there)

Many Many times i was frustrated by the lack of the keypad on the front of the device. But still i opened the keyboard and use it a lot .... mainly for one handed use.

It is seriously unbelievable to think that the hardware keyboard is not useful. If you cannot make good software for the keypad just leave it alone .... but please do not take it off.