Sales figures and market trends suggest most people do not, in fact, want a keyboard.
Comment on Samsung reveals first tri-fold phone
timewarp@lemmy.world 1 day ago
For God’s sake, people want a keyboard on a phone not more folds. Add a keyboard & become a hero.
MurrayL@lemmy.world 1 day ago
timewarp@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I don’t give a shit what most people want. Most people don’t know what the fuck they want, and if you ask them they’ll start making up even dumber shit because you asked. A keyboard on modern day phone actually has value though for people that know what they want & need. Just because a lot of people use cars doesn’t mean NASCAR should be looking at everyday drivers to design their cars. We’re talking about a triple-fold touch screen here, basically proving my point about what happens when you ask dumb rich people what you should do next.
MurrayL@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
people want a keyboard on a phone not more folds
I don’t give a shit what most people want
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timewarp@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
People vs most people. Also, like I said… a lot of people don’t even know what they want when it comes to these things or what is fictional. I’m sure if you ask a lot of them if phones should have a ghost scanner, a lot of people will say they should.
bluGill@fedia.io 1 day ago
I want a keyboard, but not one with little keys with small travel. Give me a real keyboard, with real (preferably buckling spring) switches, and good travel. It still needs to fit in my pocket though - which is why I suffer with a touch screen so often. Sure I have a nice 60% Bluetooth keyboard (Cherry switches are not ideal but a large step up from most keyboards) , but it doesn't fit in my pocket and so I schelp it only when I expect to type a lot.
timewarp@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Sir it sounds like you want a laptop phone. Or do you mean small keys but with mechanical switches?
bluGill@fedia.io 20 hours ago
What I want isn't even physically possible. I still want it though. I settle for various compromises because I can't get what I want. This phone might or might not be a step in a better direction.
iopq@lemmy.world 1 day ago
timewarp@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
No thanks. I want actual buttons like the Sidekick had.
salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 1 day ago
We did have that briefly. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Droid
timewarp@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
A lot has changed in 15 years. I personally liked the keyboard on the Sidekick.