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People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?
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Phone calls are for urgency and very often I do need to respond quickly. I also expect and am disappointed when people don't answer calls from me because I only call for urgent matters.
Even if my father knew how to send text messages, his fat, dry fingers can't use the on screen keyboard.
Speech to text exists.
You're still over estimating him. He grew up with leaded gas. He still goes out of his way to buy the stuff at airports.
Eh, can't fault and old guy for loving heavy metal.