[ivape]

I think an understated thing that's been happening is that people have been investing heavily into their desktop workspace. Even non-gamers have decked out mics, keyboards, monitors, the whole thing. It's easy to forget because one of the most commonly accepted sayings for awhile now has been "everyone's got a computer in their pocket". They have nice setups at home too.

When you have a nice mic or headset and multiple monitors and your own private space, it's totally the next step to just begin working with the computer with voice. Voice has not been a staple feature of people's workflow, but I think all that is about to change (Voice as an interface, not as a communication tool, that's been around since 1876.

[elictronic]

Voice is slow and loud. If you think voice is going to make a comeback in the desktop PC space as a primary interface I am guessing you work from home and have no roommates. Am I close?

[48terry]

I, for one, am excited about the security implications of people loudly commanding their computers to do things for them, instead of discreetly typing.

[mlyle]

Everyone having a computer in their pocket and multiple modes of access have made the keyboard and conventional computer less relevant.

But-- that means "not pivotal any more, just hugely important."