I don't think the switches are gimmicks at all, but I'm with you in that ergonomics is a much more important aspect. I have used the previous Microsoft ergonom

I don't think the switches are gimmicks at all, but I'm with you in that ergonomics is a much more important aspect. I have used the previous Microsoft ergonomic keyboard, and I think that a real ergonomic should be totally split, not just angled. The perfect keyboard would be something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u896xlgMpH4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u896xlgMpH4 An UltraErgo Wireless Split Keyboard, and set it on the arm rests of a nice chair, something like the chair of the captain in the Original Star Trek Enterprise. http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/star_trek_captains_chair.jpg http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/star_tr...