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See this poll on: http://mashable.com/2010/05/17/faceoff-qwerty-v-virtual/
Was strong believer in physical keyboard until I tried the virtual keyboard on the HTC evo. My wpm is actually much faster than on a palm pre.
All this really depends on whether or not someone is more tactile and a kinetic learner rather than the technology itself.
the world evolves, we will lways be will novelty.
Can you type with your eyes closed....? I can do tat in my qwerty!
Virtual keypads are a big joke.
This question isn't fair. I prefer the physical keyboard, I think it's much more comfortable, however, I do believe the virtual one will end up the victor
I have typed on the future and it is Swype.
I am writing this on my iphone so i guess this tells everything. I dont like the idea of opening my phone every time when I need the the full qwerty keyboard.
T9 with a physical keyboard is bliss!
Nothing can replace reality ;)
If everyone had the pleasure of trying Swype, they'd all pick virtual