Samsung Reveals Galaxy Note 2, Plans U.S. Version

I think you're confusing yourself there. I never said that you wouldn't lose any functionality if you didn't use the stylus, but that the phone would work fine without it. The purpose of the analogy was to clarify my statement (as is the case with most analogies). So you can conclude that my intention was very much that you can use your phone just fine without the stylus but that you would be missing out on all the awesomeness it provides, just like the video gamer who unplugs his speakers and misses all the cool sound effects. Not sure what you found strange about that. I get that the stylus is not for you, and I'm not going to try to convince you that it is. There are plenty of other non-stylus phones (every other handset out there) and I'm sure there's one that will suit your particular tastes just fine. But this one is right up my ally. Of course I'm one of those who likes to have as much technology in his hands at one time as possible.