You won't see me shed a tear at the loss of the D-pad. I've been the president (a sole member) of the Hardware Button Elimination and Device Size Reduction Society since I bought my N800. I don't speak of my ideas on those matters often though, because I don't see why anyone else should care.

I used (and use) my left hand to manipulate my tablets one-handed for the same reason I use my left hand for dialing phones, typing one-handed, turning keys in locks, entering the passcode in the lock on my office door, using a calculator, using my cellphone, and most anything else requiring small, precise movements: my right hand is useless for such tasks--even though I'm "right handed". It's terribly inconvenient that numeric keypads are on the right sides of most computer keyboards, I tell you.

FUD?