What is the definition of 'clicky' though?
With Cherry MX switches, the main types are Blue, Brown and Black which are marketed as Clicky, Tactile and Linear respectively. But the Browns and Blacks, although not having a simulated click, will still produce a clicking sound, more than the typical rubber dome that most people will have been exposed to.
And you could argue that 'clicky' only applies to keyswitch technology where the click is intentionally created (e.g. white Alps with the click leaf, blue Cherry with the two-part stems) but then where does buckling spring come in? As far as I know, there is nothing explicitely put into BS to make them click, the click is just a byproduct of the technology, yet we still refer to them as clicky keyboards.
I'd be willing to bet that the majority of mechanical keyboards being typed on by the majority of people, will sound 'clicky' to them during normal typing. And I'm talking about normal, balanced people - people who don't care whether something is a click, a clack or a thock. People that don't spend hours swapping switches or desoldering their keyboards. People who don't have saved keyboard searches set up in eBay!
