2001: In China Computers Erodes Traditional Handwriting Stirring Cultural Debate
nytimes.comWith the ever increasing number of tablets and 2-in-1 laptops having pen inputs, I would have thought that for Asian markets, they would be preferred over keyboard input. Especially for the untapped demographics that were previously reluctant to use computers due to the difficulties with entering logograms from a keyboard.
That untapped demographic is not very large. For people who're comfortable using a keyboard, it's usually faster than handwriting.
China should adopt a Chinese styled abjad and move on. The classic writing system will always be appreciated but it just does not fit well with modern modes of communication.
China's visual writing and sound system wires the brain in a way compatible with a big picture view of all the communication going on at once in totality without lossage to confusion in a machine of the old dream.