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Originally Posted by =X=
Ha ha, I'm on the opposite of end of the spectrum, after having all my phones break due to movable parts hinges or buttons. I decided my next phone would have 0 moving parts. I finally compromised with my Galaxy Vibrant it only has two buttons (power and volume)
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I've been trying to think of a way forward since HTC doesn't seem inclined to release a TP2 successor with Android, and your point is quite valid. If there were a nice traditional phone with a battery cover that covered the entire back, I'd be willing to use an attachment that replaced that cover. I won't do wireless and separate batteries, but if you could piggyback the keyboard on the device power and have a port to plug it into under the cover to minimize both cost and power drain, that would be a device I could use.
From the device maker's POV, they wouldn't need two separate device lines to grab QWERTY and non-QWERTY crowds. From a smart consumer perspective, if you break the accessory, snap the original battery cover back on and your phone is none the worse for wear. Replace the part, not the phone. To wit, you could offer multiple keyboard layouts on the same device and satisfy the entire QWERTY spectrum instead of just a fraction of them.