Why is "p" a non-chorded letter? Clearly the other letters were chosen because they're the seven most common letters in the English language. But letter number 8 is "h", followed by "r". "p" is way down at #19. Is it just to maintain some semblance of compatibility with QWERTY? This seems short-sighted.
I think its very good that they kept the resemblance to QWERTY, even if it sacrifices small amount of speed. Steep learning curve is the biggest problem with these and if keeping the QWERTY compatibility helps I'm all for it. At least for me it seemed easier to learn because of it.
