It is a more intuitive interaction that keyboard for a lot of things, and has been used as such for a lot of things… Including by Steve Jobs who introduced the iPhone with one argument only, one that tops yours: better than pens (or rather, he said stylus) we have fingers and those are more convenient. The rest of ‘touch’ is history.
Penmanship is great but as an experienced calligrapher, trained fast hand-writer and reasonably fast typist: no one writes faster and legibly than they type, not after basic training.
Finally: Yes, you should consider switching to longhand when you do what that service does: think hard about the quality of the content. Hand writing goes a tremendous way in showing and triggering appreciation. I am actually devising a business plan with a friend around those lines.
Yes and no.
It is a more intuitive interaction that keyboard for a lot of things, and has been used as such for a lot of things… Including by Steve Jobs who introduced the iPhone with one argument only, one that tops yours: better than pens (or rather, he said stylus) we have fingers and those are more convenient. The rest of ‘touch’ is history.
Penmanship is great but as an experienced calligrapher, trained fast hand-writer and reasonably fast typist: no one writes faster and legibly than they type, not after basic training.
Finally: Yes, you should consider switching to longhand when you do what that service does: think hard about the quality of the content. Hand writing goes a tremendous way in showing and triggering appreciation. I am actually devising a business plan with a friend around those lines.