The remaining obstacle to the explosion of the mobile Internet is to
acknowledge that the existing 50-year-old telephone keypad is no longer
appropriate as a telephone interface...and to replace it with a new interface
that is.
Once upon a time, an amazing communication device was invented the
telephone. With the touch of its only button you could summon a kindly
(though distant) soul, who would switch wires in a great patchwork to connect
you to any person who held a similar device. The growing popularity of this
telephonic gizmo overran the abilities of these patchwork people, and the
telephone sprouted a rotary dial, a small plastic flower. The rotary dial and
its 10 little holes allowed people to call each other directly to share
moments of their lives.
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