On the contrary, I think the longer the platform goes without kb/m, the less relevant they become.  At this point, with so many people so used to touch* and typing emails on their iphones about as quickly as they did on their blackberry, how many people in Apple's market would choose the hassle of a BT chiclet keyboard?<p>(*the most common usability complaint I hear RE: Android, is apps that don't expose functionality through on-screen UI, iphone-style, but via the 'menu' button)<p>As for pens, Apple may be content to let third parties handle that.  User expectations don't get confused, but much of their power can still be harnessed.