Matias AMA on Reddit today @ 1pm EST / 6pm GMT

[Matias]

Just want to let everybody know that I'm doing an AMA ("Ask Me Anything") on Reddit today @ 1pm EST / 6pm GMT. Announcement is here...

http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1wc0ku/news_edgar_matias_creator_of_matias_keyboards_and

Feel free to post questions, commentary, suggestions, you name it, and I'll reply in kind. 

If you're not able to participate in the live discussion, you can post early in the thread above, and we'll do our best to include them during the AMA (time permitting).

Looking forward to a lively discussion. Thanks in advance...

[Halverson]

For real, this should be fun. These guys are cool to hang with in person

[SpAmRaY]

Might have to break my 'no reddit rule' to check this out.

[Halverson]

Might have to break my 'no reddit rule' to check this out.

Cool bro, don't have to break your "no post" rule for it though

[SpAmRaY]

Might have to break my 'no reddit rule' to check this out.

Cool bro, don't have to break your "no post" rule for it though

Tried that once it didn't work.

[Halverson]

Might have to break my 'no reddit rule' to check this out.

Cool bro, don't have to break your "no post" rule for it though

Tried that once it didn't work.

Did it though?

[CPTBadAss]

I don't have a reddit account and will be busy during the AMA. Could someone please help me ask these questions? Thanks in advance.

1) OH, when is the Matias 60% group buy going to happen?

2) And is the new Ergo Pro going to be sold in major retailers like Microcenter?

3) Do they have plans to release new switches?

4) When are the aftermarket keycaps coming?

[wsjudd]

AMA is now live:
http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1wknkm/i_am_edgar_matias_designer_of_matias_keyboards/

[BucklingSpring]

Good reading... That was a very interesting AMA.

[dorkvader]

I don't have a reddit account and will be busy during the AMA. Could someone please help me ask these questions? Thanks in advance.

1) OH, when is the Matias 60% group buy going to happen?

2) And is the new Ergo Pro going to be sold in major retailers like Microcenter?

3) Do they have plans to release new switches?

4) When are the aftermarket keycaps coming?

matias responds:

Questions from CPTBadAss on Geekhack:
2) And is the new Ergo Pro going to be sold in major retailers like Microcenter?

Probably not. It's a little too expensive for retail.

3) Do they have plans to release new switches?

There's a good chance you'll see linear switches for ODM customers of ours...
Cherry is dictating 1-year lead times for new orders now, so it puts keyboard makers in a very difficult spot. How do you know what your need will be 1 year from now?
Plus, the fake Cherry switches out there are consistently bad. This was the same problem we faced when the original ALPS switches went out of production. It's not so easy to make a good switch. It took us 2 years to do ours. The fakers are probably spending just 3 months, and it shows.

4) When are the aftermarket keycaps coming?

We'll be doing that as part of the 60% group buy (in the next few months).

and

We've already started the drawings for the Matias 60% board. I hope to have the group buy happen after CNY — around Feb.

also proof that matias is awesome

[CPTBadAss]

Yeah....I would like that GB, those keycaps, and *LINEAR* Alps right now! Thanks for the link dorkvader

[Belfong]

I enjoyed the AMA even though I was not able to participate. Now I know why Matias knows the term CNY - he works with his team in China! It must be a slow week for you. Can't wait for the 60% clicky switch!

[Belfong]

also proof that matias is awesome

Curious that there is a IBM logo and prototype in the first page of this doc. So, the IP belongs to IBM?

[dorkvader]

also proof that matias is awesome

Curious that there is a IBM logo and prototype in the first page of this doc. So, the IP belongs to IBM?

I saw that. Did you notice it's a link? Here's the page(courtesy of archive.org). IBM took it down in 2012 or 2013.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120121070554/http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/user/inddes/halfkb.html

IBM made that page in 1997 (a year after matias published the paper) so perhaps they were exploring using it. hmm.