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A couple of members of the team argued for having a keyboard as well, given the popularity of the BlackBerry, but Jobs vetoed the idea.
考慮到黑莓手機的流行，幾位團隊成員主張配備鍵盤，但喬布斯否決了這種想法。
A physical keyboard would take away space from the screen, and it would not be as flexible and adaptable as a touchscreen keyboard.
物理鍵盤會占用屏幕空間，而且不如觸摸屏鍵盤靈活、適應性強。
"A hardware keyboard seems like an easy solution, but it's constraining," he said.
“物理鍵盤似乎是個簡單的解決方案，但是會有局限，”喬布斯說道。
"Think of all the innovations we'd be able to adapt if we did the keyboard onscreen with software.
“如果我們能用軟件把鍵盤放在屏幕上，那你想想，我們能在這個基礎上作多少創新。
Let's bet on it, and then we'll find a way to make it work."
賭一把吧，我們會找到可行的方法?！?/p>
The result was a device that displays a numerical pad when you want to dial a phone number,
最后，產品出來了，如果你想撥號，屏幕會顯示數字鍵盤；
a typewriter keyboard when you want to write, and whatever buttons you might need for each particular activity.
想寫東西，調出打字鍵盤，每種特定的活動都有對應的按鈕可以滿足需求。
And then they all disappear when you're watching a video.
但當用戶觀賞視頻時，這些鍵盤都會消失。
By having software replace hardware, the interface became fluid and flexible.
軟件取代硬件，使得界面流暢而靈活。
Jobs spent part of every day for six months helping to refine the display.
喬布斯花了半年時間協助完善屏幕顯示。
"It was the most complex fun I've ever had," he recalled. "It was like being the one evolving the variations on 'Sgt. Pepper.'"
“這是我所擁有過最復雜的樂趣，”他回憶說，“就像參與到《佩珀中士》變奏曲中一樣?！?/p>
