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Originally Posted by jyl
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Problem is, people don't want to carry a stylus, which is always missing when you need it, and handset screen is too small to write on anyway. ....
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Interesting.
Every inking device I've had came with two stylus' . . .I've never lost one. Also, I find that, on my phones, I rarely use the stylus. I typically write using my finger - specifically I contact the screen w/ my fingernail; holding my hand over the screen much like a left-handed person writes on paper.
Anyway, I don't believe that the stylus (or the loss of) is the issue. I think that it's more that no one knows about it. I mean, WinMo had only 3% of the market (compare to 24% for Apple) And, of that 3% very few even know that the "transcriber" input choice exists. I also expect that quite a few are intimidated by the technology - thinking it's
Apple newton error prone.
If only MSFT had some decent marketing. :-/
I will note, that the HP Slate has an interesting approach... They give the user options. They can use their finger for crude moves/gestures/input, OR, breakout the stylus, and the input mode switches to the precision of a pen. (pressure sensitive too, iirc -- sketching power)
As an input device, a pen/stylus has so many advantages over a fat finger. And, like you say, HWR is important for Asian languages.
Do you know if smart phones in Asia still offer inking?