The idea that technology would move towards a method that would allow the user to write more complete sentences sparked my interest because it's a text-alternative I'd never really thought of before. However, with the recent addition of qwerty keyboards on phones, as well as the ever more invasive use of combined devices such as the blackberry and the iPhone (combined meaning they combine the features of many existing technologies), it's not inconceivable that these technologies could cause texting to move towards a more structured format.
That having been said, I think much of the appeal of text messaging is its brevity. Rather than calling someone and having a long chat, or writing out a full e-mail, texting allows a person to communicate snippets of ideas quickly and efficiently. True, it lacks "complete" or "thought-provoking" sentences, but these types of sentences are not what texting was designed to communicate. If a person really has something profound to say, it's unlikely that they'll use a text message to say it. It's just not the right venue of communication.
I actually touched on this a little in my previous post. People, in general, understand that different situations require different methods of communication. One does not write a treatise via text message, nor does one use phrases like "what's up" in a formal letter.
Thus, I don't see texting evolving to a more complete form, not only because that's not it's purpose, but also because with the ever more up-to-date technology, we haven't seen any major shifts in texting style.
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