I mean, people did think it was impossible before that. The idea that you can type with thumbs instead of hands was novel.

Yes. According to my experience in my small corner of the world, around 2010, the cool people had iPhones, but when you wanted to do serious business, you still used a BlackBerry. Unfortunately, some easily-influenced executives often would prioritize looking cool and just let their I.T department figure out how they can get their work done, even though Apple had nothing that could compare to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES).

On top of that, most consumers and gullible executives didn't see the hidden benefits of BES, because with Research In Motion's (RIM) push to enter the consumer market, all the marketing material out at the time focused on the comparatively impotent consumer offering, BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), instead.

Trying to survive in the narrow-margins of the consumer market killed RIM. In 2011, you would get teased for having a BlackBerry if you didn't know how to stand up for yourself and articulate how no other mobile device had the level of magic* making everything work in the back end.

* BES ran on a dozen JAVA services which required arcane magic to work.

Had to be a typo. BB was close to dead and buried by 2011. Maybe they meant 2005?

The iPhone crushed most phone buttons as the ability to turn button real estate into screen space was way too valuable.

I'm in the same boat as you. I'm currently on my second keytwo. If you find a good option let me know.

Dope. For you, the softkeyboard era might never begin.

Wait, wasn't there an option for a keyboard on FairPhone? Uhh, looks like just an addon.