Another thing you also need to remember is that there are technically fewer overall strokes necessary on a Pocket PC due the Auto complete feature.
For example: If I write the word; emergency, a small text box will appear above the location I am writing and offer a "guess" as to what word I'm trying to input with each letter. So as I write e-m-e-r-g, the word "emergency" will appear above. I just click on that box, and it automatically finishes my word for me. Pretty slick huh?
I think there is a similar program for the Palm that does something along these lines to.
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