Thread: Why the stylus isn’t dead
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2010-05-09 , 03:27
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
...If the screen has the technology to accept finger input (both bare and gloved) AND it can also recognize stylus input, will people still take the time to take out their stylus to interact with the machine in manners that don't fall into the 3 categories I presented above? (handwriting, sketching, interacting with apps that were not designed for the tablet in the first place).
No, people likely will not use a stylus unless they want a specific quality of interaction with the device. But the 3 categories you describe aren't going anywhere. And that is exactly why the stylus is here to stay, and that's what the article was about.
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