Comments on: Microsoft scientists pushing keyboard into the past

If you are going to use a cell phone to send e-mail, something has to be done about the keyboard.
Photos: Rethinking the keyboard

[Captain_Spock]

Microsoft's...

... "scientists" should consider delivering a more useful OS/2 and Windows Operating Systems before attempting to change what the world has become accustomed to! How about Microsoft's Scientists delivering on more compelling *voice* activated and dictated *SPREADSHEET* and other applications!

[SeizeCTRL]

Awesome!!!

I've always wanted my keyboard to crash, now that dream is destined to become a reality all thanks to Microsoft scientists.

Only bad thing is I will have to connect to http://keyboardupdate.microsoft.com once a week to keep it patched and protected to keep all the cellphone scriptkiddies from haxoring my keyboard.

[Oleg Simkin]

People have such nice things to say.

GET A LIFE YOU FING HATERS!

[Llib Setag]

QUIRKY QUERTY

Isn't Microsloth working on "innovating" hand writing recognition with their Uber-Newton-Palm "the Tablet PC"?

Isn't Microsloth working on speech recognition technology "innovation" ala Bell Labs for computers?
(Go the the MSHouse Of The Future at Jurassic Park Campus to hear their "Talking Kitchen" reading recipes to you (sounds exactly like the VoiceTalk software on Macs that convert text to speech that's been on Macs for at least a decade.)
Innovation?

Now they are tackling the qwerty keyboard...?
These dudes have too much money & time on their hands.

[Captain_Spock]

"These dudes...

... have too much money & time on their hands."; it would be *soooooooo nice* if someone can sit in their car (KIT) and ask it with VIA VOICE with OS/2 "embedded" - where is the nearest *filling station with the cheapest prices* at any given geographic location in the USA! This should be something meaningful and purposeful for these "dudes" from Microsoft to focus on; and, this will be HANDS FREE leaving motorist to concentrate on their DRIVING! ;-) ;-) ;-)

[Andrew J Glina]

Bias

What is wrong with hedging your bet? Apple did the same by ensuring x86 compatability even while insulting Intel.

Speech recognition will never be suitible for all enviroments. For example, in a noisy room.

[Mallardd]

Productivity of Text Messaging

This is just glorified text messaging using the
twelve keys from a telephone key pad. I could
never figure out how this ever became as popular
as it is (More so in Europe/Asia than North
America. Probably has to do with pricing
schemes.) . Having to hit up to 17 keys to type
out 5 letters seems totally stupid. Now
Microsoft thinks that they are going to make a
keyboard for a computer that provides the same
productivity of a telephone keypad.

[Mallardd]

Productivity

But then again, how productive can Microsoft
Scientists expect people to be with Windows? I
think they figured out the productivity formula:

Windows Vista + Telephone Keypad = Windows 95

[baswwe]

Learn how to use T9W loser

You don't need all those key strokes.

get a real phone that does t9word

[Pop4]

I'll have to crip any notes and leads; though the front desk can type;(VNP)

Nice lead into using a better keypad for the shoulder bag "Jet Setters".