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	benny1967	2009-04-15 , 06:13
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Originally Posted by tso

another thing is the definition of mobile. some think og it as riding a car, buss or similar.

others see it more as a variant of "portable". as in something you carry in your pocket and pull out when sitting at a table or standing still.

this is exactly what i'm trying to say... "mobile" (bus, car, ...) vs. "portable" (pocket).

i'm still convinced that the form factor of the current tablets makes them far too big and heavy for mobile use. the next device could be different, but AFAIK they assume its screen will be roughly the same size, so it probably won't be much smaller.
also, nobody can convince me that a touchscreen is a good input device for a bumpy bus ride, anyway. hardware keys are.

given all this, i just can't understand why they're trying to optimize a UI for a use case that's ruled out in the first place by two other factors.

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