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This was done to death on another thread about a month ago.
A special appearance means a (preliminary) dispute about jurisdiction. The only arguments allowed during that special appearance relate to jurisdiction and not to the merits of the case.
If the court holds that it has jurisdiction (which seems to happen about 90%), your presence in the case ceases to be "special" and the case goes forward on its merits. Usually an unsuccessful special appearance ends with the judge setting up a schedule for the trial on the issues of the case. In that situation, you will be required to defend your position on the merits of the case and if you don't then you risk losing by default.
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