Since I have been personally drawn into the world of mechanical keyboards through vintage Model M's. After sampling some Cherry MX boards, I am still firmly in the buckling spring camp. I also noticed that in the various surveys on this site and elsewhere, that buckling spring switches seem to rank high for general duty and typing. So why is it that buckling spring keyboards have only a small fraction of the users of other switch types? I know switch preference is very personal, so I am not asking someone might prefer a different switch, rather if you considered a buckling spring board and didn't purchase one, why not, was is the switch or something else? Some of the reasons that come to mind are:
* lack of new form factor options and modern layouts (60%, 75%, TKL, Mac keys, etc)
* lack of customization options, either keycaps, layout or both
* typing feel or sound
* programmability (layers, macros, etc)
* others (backlighting, ergonomics, quality of new offerings, etc)
While I ultimately chose an SSK after having a full size Model M, I needed to address the lack of USB and programmability. Fortunately, both are solvable problems, with the controller board from Phosphor Glow and the TMK firmware. BTW, these are amazing modifications to the standard Model M. I also know others that liked my SSK, but needed the additional win key for use on a Mac and lack of backlighting and fewer artisan keycap options.