Maybe we can look at it as an opportunity for inventing a fundamentally different approach to text editing on mobile?
In another topic on HN people are discussing how software gets more bloated over time, because throwing more powerful hardware at a problem is easier than optimizing the software.
As mobile devices aren't likely to get much bigger or get equipped with a mouse and keyboard anytime soon -- in other words, we don't seem to have a hw solution -- isn't it the perfect moment to try something novel and different?
Sure, it isn't a given someone will come up with a great, new approach soon enough. Still seems worth it looking at this as an opportunity.
There are novel approach ideas. I have many of them, and even saw a few implemented. The problem is, any sufficiently comfortable text entering/editing experience requires a non zero amount of training, which, considering the consumption devices smartphones are, discouraging for the average user. I believe in the end TTS with LLMs win and speaking in public to text will be accepted as a norm. Because it is literally the easiest possible experience bar brain implants.
In another topic on HN people are discussing how software gets more bloated over time, because throwing more powerful hardware at a problem is easier than optimizing the software.
As mobile devices aren't likely to get much bigger or get equipped with a mouse and keyboard anytime soon -- in other words, we don't seem to have a hw solution -- isn't it the perfect moment to try something novel and different?
Sure, it isn't a given someone will come up with a great, new approach soon enough. Still seems worth it looking at this as an opportunity.
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