We geekhackers are busily convincing Filco and Topre to lower down their prices, and pushing Unicomp for a tenkeyless version.
If they will, geekhackers would buy a Filco or Unicomp tenkeyless and leave Microsoft natural keyboards alone.
It's a good point. If Unicomp ever produce a tenkeyless, then I'll buy one - might as well since I asked them to like everyone else.
It's more that thousands of other people use one of those dratted keyboards, if we could help all of them a just a little, then we'd probably do more for humanity with that than by answering the 'what keyboard should I get' questions. Don't get me wrong, I love suggesting that new members buy a kinesis advantage. The issues with the MS natural seem to be giving geekhack a steady stream of new members who stay for the long haul - I was one of them.
I still think it's a worthwhile goal. I also think it'll be a difficult goal to achieve - far too many people are unwilling to give up the numpad that they don't use or use rarely - even if their shoulder hurts. But if MS makes the change, it would be easier for other manufacturers to make their keyboards tenkeyless and going tkl should cut their costs.
It might be easier to convince logitech to change - they already have a few expensive keyboards without a numpad.
Erw - nice work. Makes me wish I had a bit more talent (okay,
some talent).
