Handwriting recognition on the iPad?

Hi,
Could anyone confirm whether the new iPad has handwriting recognition?
I am one of the few people who is keeping hold of my Palm Pilot because I think better when writing by hand (rather than typing on a keyboard). As iPad is designed to help people 'create', I can't think of a better feature. (To be honest, it's the lack of handwriting recognition that keeps me from going to the store now to buy one. I came close to buying a Dell Inspiron Duo the moment I saw it, but decided to wait for a lighter version (or an iPad)).
If there isn't the possibility now, is there any chance that handwriting recognition will be added in iOS 5 or as a separate application that can be used with iPad aps?

Handwriting recognition is not built into the iPad, no. There are some apps available that offer handwriting recognition; someone else here can probably offer comments and suggestions.
is there any chance that handwriting recognition will be added in iOS 5
There's the possibility of all sorts of things, but no one here will know or be able to say. We'll all have to wait and see. Given that iOS isn't designed around a stylus, and attempting to write with your fingertip yields less than satisfactory results in most cases, I would doubt that iOS will include handwriting recognition as a standard feature, but it could happen.
Regards.

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