I think a better example might be the search boxes that have been added to launch menus (Unity, Windows 8, etc...).  People would probably be more likely to start using that as a text interface than a few chat commands.  Google figured that out a long time ago.<p>Text generally has a higher signal to noise ratio, but I wouldn&#x27;t agree that interfaces are evolving that way.  Text is typically a power user interface, but I it could probably be more effective for simple things too if it were designed well.  It&#x27;s faster to interact with (see Fitts&#x27; Law) among other potential benefits.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Fitts&#x27;s_law" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Fitts&#x27;s_law</a>