and personally speaking, i'm not a big fan either...but it seems to be the way ppl are heading. We're kinda the older generation, the younger folks coming behind us, ie: kidlets like my 19 yr old, are more apt to be using something like an ipad (which I believe you can get attachable keyboards for now) or even the smaller iphones, HTC phones or other smartphone types. Besides, you can get attachable keyboards for ipads http://www.kensington.com/kensington/us/us/p/1615/K39512US/keyfolio%E2%84%A2-pro-2-removable-keyboard-case.aspx and others as well