That iPhone Is Missing a Keyboard

I think the lack of a physical keyboard will have minimal impact on the success or failure of the iPhone.<p>Consider that millions of users adapted to the clunky text message interfaces of their cell phones. They aren't going to balk at a virtual keyboard, especially when the tradeoff is that you get a much larger screen for viewing video. A consumer that wouldn't buy the phone for lack of a physical keyboard probably isn't in the target market anyway.

What if we wait until it comes out and someone has used it and <i>then</i> start reviewing its features?

If only they had put a USB slot on it and opened up the platform for development entirely. It would take off like nothing else. I mean, security? Okay.. Don't allow the developers to access the network. Past that, let them do everything to the damn device that they want to.<p>Doesn't Steve remember the Apple II? It was so successful because it was programmable and had expansion slots.

The iPhone has bluetooth right?! <p>In the worst case, pretty sure it is no brainer to hookup an Apple Wireless Keyboard or even a cheapo PC bluetooth keyboard with it.