Why are deskphones so primative?

Why is it that no one is selling a desk phone, or even cordless phone that can be programmed with phone numbers via a USB cable, or accepts a flash card you could plug in? I mean this feature has been around in mobile phones for years and years. Yet every programmable desk phone I've seen still requires you to enter numbers into it by hand. No, no, no, it will not do. No wonder people buy software and headsets for their computers to avoid using a "real" phone.

This highlights another corner of technology that is still delightfully retarded - the phone system. I'm very glad to see that consumer voice over IP offerings from people like Packet8 and Vonage are finally begining to catch on. For $20 you can have an all you can eat long distance phone service from Packet8 with caller ID and all kinds of features thrown in. Your only problem remains just how to get your IP "dialtone" without the phone company being involved since ADSL requires an active local phone line that will cost you $10 or more per month. If you have cable modem, or some other non-DSL connectivity you're home free! Vonage costs a little more but allows you to transfer you current phone number to your VoIP service. Sweet.