Exactly. Graffiti was so easy to learn because they chose a shorthand stroke that was similar to the actual letter. You can actually master graffiti in a few hours.
8pen requires tons of repetition to get the muscle memory required to use it fluently. And unless it becomes some sort of international standard, I'm not going to waste time learning something that might not be around for another year.
There's something to be said for being able to tap a key and instantly getting a letter, as opposed to having to draw a symbol to get that letter. Both graffiti and 8pen suffer from that delay of having to draw something for each character. That's why typing is faster than writing.
Swype is faster than typing because two letters can be achieved with 1 linear stroke. It is also more forgiving because your trace doesn't need to hit the keys precisely.
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