What's this about thermaltake designing their own switches? The guy in the video wasn't able to tell between blues and their switch.
I couldn't find additional information on them. Apparently they feel like the MX blue :-)
Did Cherry MX Patent expired after 60 years so now the design could be bluntly cloned?
I think you are thinking of copyright (which is a little longer in the USA). Patents usually expire after 20 years (though there are exceptions to this) I think the topre and cherry patents have expired, or will expire soon. not sure
1) Is there some sort of demand for huge enter keys that I'm unaware of? Why do they keep doing this?
2) Keyboard companies still insist on having membranes in their line up and that's cool - because some people are not Cherry MX Fans; but why won't anyone make a tenkeyless model? The Microsoft X6 was the last one you could get where you could take off the num pad but for some reason this segment is being completely ignored. Yes I know the Nova Touch is coming out but that's likely two bills.
3) Why spend the money and research on cloning someone elses mass produced switch? Why not try cloning an ergo clear, jail house blue, 55g linear, or bringing back cherry pin compatible Orange or Green Alps?
1. I've never understood it either, but they seem to be a lot more common on 'keyboards-of-a-certain-age' made in asia for some reason.
2. There's tons of TKL membrane kbs.. ?
3. The only thing I can think of is that they'd rather go with what's known rather than with something esoteric that might not sell. It really comes down to how conservative the company is. Everyone needs to innovate to survive, but if you go too crazy, it won't sell and no-one wants a loss.
Me, I'm not convinved it's at all similar to a blue internally. I wouldn't expect a "normal" person to be able to determine a blue from a tactile gourd spring from a clicky hitek from matias clicky just by feel.