about "GeekHack Official: "MX-Compatible" Key Switches"

[chyros]

I just wanted to ask, is this an out-of-season April Fools joke? Oo

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=56405.0

[SpAmRaY]

At the time I think it was considered a bigger issue and the switch landscape looks entirely different today so it is funny looking back.

I also believe there was an actual discussion thread that went along with that post, edited in below.

EDIT:

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=56406.0

IIRC there were some switches floating around at the time that were cherry branded and/or sold as cherry that were feared to be fakes.

TL;DR: In the early days of the 'switch clone wars' people were excitedly buying cheap switches not realizing they weren't actual official cherry switches.

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[romevi]

I'm surprised the Reddit memers, with their lust for kitschy monikers, haven't come up with a name like "Berry" or "Cherrios" or something.

[fer.real]

Cheerios are a thing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/bay1vq/eusihcheerios_wpaypal/

[HoffmanMyster]

It is kind of funny looking back on that thread.  ) 

Like spamray said, at the time, there was a lot of controversy around "knockoff" Cherry MX switches.  The patent had just expired, Cherry switches were hard to come by, and lookalikes were popping up - so it made sense to specify. 

Nowadays, the non-Cherry switches have taken on a life, branding, and reputation of their own, so there is little chance of confusion and no need for such a strong stance.