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patrickt · 07-06-2015, 03:36 AM

Sweetpea: "I won't pick up a phone without a physical home button, and volume buttons."

How sad. You couldn't pick up my Nexus 5. I hope you find a phone with all the buttons you want. You won't, of course, but I'm pulling for you.

Sweetpea: "What's wrong with both? Leave some buttons for those that want them and incorporate the touchscreen for those that want that."

What's wrong with you? Manufacturers should produce products with buttons you like even if you and two friends are the market. My preferred ereader had all the buttons it needs. A power button.

Sweetpea: If Kindle started manufacturing the Kindle Keyboard again, with a lighted screen, do you think the sales would actually be in the hundreds?

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patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Sweetpea: "I won't pick up a phone without a physical home button, and volume buttons." How sad. You couldn't pick up my Nexus 5. I hope you find a phone with all the buttons you want. You won't, of course, but I'm pulling for you. Sweetpea: "What's wrong with both? Leave some buttons for those that want them and incorporate the touchscreen for those that want that." What's wrong with you? Manufacturers should produce products with buttons you like even if you and two friends are the market. My preferred ereader had all the buttons it needs. A power button. Sweetpea: If Kindle started manufacturing the Kindle Keyboard again, with a lighted screen, do you think the sales would actually be in the hundreds? Last edited by patrickt; 07-06-2015 at 03:39 AM.