This definitely rings true with me. I figured my partner would benefit from a netbook rather than having to use the iPhone while she looks after and breastfeeds our son, but the iPhone always gets used far more often than the netbook because she can use it with only one hand. The only time she really needs the netbook is when she needs to play Farmville…

via minimalmac:

The easy single-handed operation of the iPhone is not one of its obvious selling points but is one of those little features that grows on you and becomes nearly indispensable. A portable networked computing and gaming device that can be easily operated with one hand can be used in a surprising variety of situations.

Jason Kottke outlines one of the most important, yet overlooked, features of the iPhone. It’s so obvious that it had not really dawned on me before how important this is.