“ Originally Posted by D/\SH 
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i dont, i feel for years to come there will always be at least one model that will have a slideout qwerty..... they would drive off a lot of people if they didnt offer it anymore.
I agree w/Dash. I know many consumers that would not purchase unless it had a hardware kb. You gotta leave that segment available. I think the HERO looks pimp and I like it because it doesn't have a hw kb (smaller, sleeker), however that's what makes me want to shy away. IMO, but to each his own.