My original point is that I don’t think a phone with a physical keyboard appeals to only a niche group, based on its wild popularity when it was last available for purchase.
I mentioned the brand as an example of the feature’s popularity. People stopped buying them because they stopped being made, not the other way around. Like other physical controls on cellphones disappearing, I suspect it’s a reflection of the cost to produce rather than any technical benefit or a statement of what people want. That’s why so many people still use their decades-old phones today.
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My original point is that I don’t think a phone with a physical keyboard appeals to only a niche group, based on its wild popularity when it was last available for purchase.
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I mentioned the brand as an example of the feature’s popularity. People stopped buying them because they stopped being made, not the other way around. Like other physical controls on cellphones disappearing, I suspect it’s a reflection of the cost to produce rather than any technical benefit or a statement of what people want. That’s why so many people still use their decades-old phones today.