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eureka! that´s what i´ve been sayin for such a loooong time

Context my friend... context.

I always have my iPhone. I usually carry my backpack. I only have my laptop when I plan ahead to bring it... and carrying the damn thing around a conference is a drag.

I don't want a netbook keyboard... I want a real sized keyboard. (Or something pretty close)

The physical products are out on the market... all this requires is a little serial driver and a couple of tweaks in the OS.

Business my friend...hardware business. Like alexlau said, Apple is a hardware selling business not a charity or an underground open source software distributor.
Just like the 'Apple Newton Messagepad 2000', I 'never' needed a Powerbook until Steve Jobs said I 'did'. 12 yrs. ago Apple discontinued sales of the Messagepad 2100 even though the vertical market(including govt. agencies) had in place orders for over 100,000 units. Simple economics, more profit per unit via the Powerbook line.
What you're looking for is jailbroken iphone with non-authorized BT stack code to drive the keyboard.
Somebody prob. makes an app. for that, since my MP2100 has hacked serial drivers for current keyboards, memory stick converters, and a 802.11b wifi stack, all third-party. :)
...and yes I do own AAPL stock, so go buy a new Macbook Pro 13.3 already. :D

But shouldn't business' be making products that customers want? This is my beef with Apple. Steve Jobs creates products that you are supposed to like rather than creating products that customers are asking for.

Don't get me wrong, the products they make are often awesome, but they leave out so much. Why did it take 2 years for something so basic as copy and paste?

If the iPhone offered a hardware bluetooth keyboard, even if it was a little smaller than a regular keyboard, I would have bought an iPhone instead of a Palm Pre (and suffered through AT&T instead of my amazing Sprint service). Unfortunately not everybody loves Apples virtual keyboard. But we have to bow to the almighty Steve Jobs and listen to every word he says because we can't decide what we like for ourselves. No thanks.

I agree with that completely: Apple makes what Apple wants, not what consumers necessarily want.

It is sad in some ways too because Apple is so close to having products that EVERYONE would want instead of just the majority of people. People currently get turned off by the little things that Apple does like making computers with very limited customization options, smart phones without multitasking, and computers that are too expensive for what they are (Want a Mac laptop with discrete graphics? Get ready to pay at least $2,000).

It is the little things like this that have prevented me from buying a Mac before. I needed to buy a new laptop a couple of months ago and I looked at Macbook Pros for a while. However, I eventually decided to go with a Sony Vaio because it had similar specs for less, HDMI, a higher res screen, the option to add a docking station, and more customization. If the Macbooks I had been looking at had had HDMI instead of mini-display port, a higher res screen, and a couple of more options for a lower price, I would probably be typing this on a Macbook Pro instead of a Sony Vaio Z.

I'm hoping that somebody will develop an app that will allow my iPhone to function as a Bluetooth keyboard for my ps3. I'm not even sure if it's possible but holy shit even if it were 20 bucks I'd buy it.

I agree. That has to be possible.