<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>Am 29.02.2012 um 18:05 schrieb Gerald A:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hello,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 3:27 AM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hns@goldelico.com">hns@goldelico.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br><div class="im">[Leadup discussion pruned]
</div>May I ask why you need a (mechanical) keyboard?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Some people like it.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Yes, I know and want to better understand why. It looks as if they like them because they feel better than on-screen keyboards.</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>While I do like a mechanical keyboard, I find the ones in most mobile devices too small. I can touch type, so now I have to relearn all over to "thumb type", which I don't like so much.</div>
<div><br></div><div>And, onscreen keyboards suck. :S They are fine for typing a few words, but not e-mails or conversations.</div><div><br></div><div>One thing that is important in a mobile device is tradeoffs. The big plus of such a device is that it can fit in your pocket. I haven't yet seen a decent keyboard that is foldable (but lots of crap ones).</div>
<div><br></div><div>So, in my opinion, the question shouldn't be "do you want/need a mechanical keyboard", but rather "would adding this bring the subscription rate over 100%"? If it would, even if it adds to the cost, it's something to consider. If it's only going to be a feature that will bring subscriptions along 10%, then it should be something considered for a "future model".</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Well, I would not put too much focus on the group tour subscriptions only. For the group tour there is neither enough time to develop a mechanical keyboard nor add it to the device. So even if it would increase subscription by 1000%, it is not possible without delaying the project by 1-2 years. And, I expect that the cost is simply beyond imagination... The reason is that we can't go to some catalog distributor like DigiKey or Mouser and buy a keyboard module at 5 EUR. It has to be designed and tested.</div><div><br></div><div>Nikolaus</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>