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People willing lots of them... having the money? not so much. For example I am from Brazil, currently without any work. But my peak income was 2000 usd month w

People willing lots of them... having the money? not so much. For example I am from Brazil, currently without any work. But my peak income was 2000 usd month with 1000 usd going straight to pay student debts... I had other things to do with money (like buy decent glasses, I can type on crappy keyboard, but I can't type if I can't see anything). Now if I had enough money for a keyboard I would use it all to repay more debts. And I am actually in the elite... the average Brazillian makes around 300 usd per month in total (and yes, the average brazilian can't afford student loans)

falcolas 9y ago
Well, when you consider how many hours (days, years) are spent typing on a keyboard, and how important your hands are to your career - hence the bed analogy - $100 for a good keyboard is a steal. Even if it only lasts a year (many will last 5+), that's a pennies a day investment in your body and your career. Put another way, would you expect a professional mechanic to use a $30 set of harbour freight wrenches?
- speeder 9y ago
  You missed my point. I am quite willing to spend 100 on a keyboard, I just literally don't have it. When you are struggling to pay rent, medicine, food, you don't have much choice... See many people that go years with rotten teeth because they can't afford a dentist, it is obvious they need to go to dentist, and they do want to, they just can't do it. For example the glasses I mentioned in my post are now very old, and slightly outdated compared to current prescription, yet I don't have money to change them at all either. So I am keeping them, and hoping they will last a little longer.
  - falcolas 9y ago
    > I am quite willing to spend 100 on a keyboard, I just literally don't have it. You're right, that is a very different situation than the one I'm referencing - where people do have the money (or could make their health a priority) but still use crappy keyboards and wonder why their hands ache.
melling 9y ago
You're doing that thing were you're dragging the conversation to the developing world, which no one was talking about. There are absolutely lots of people who can afford it. Most of the 7 people people on the planet would never buy it. There are, however, tens of millions of people who would buy it. Once any innovation is made, it'll become super cheap within a decade or so then even more people will benefit. Consider that there are people who pay $10,000 for a mattress. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-175000-mattress-2013-04-05 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-175000-mattress-2013-04... All you need is a sufficient market for a product. It doesn't need to be purchased by everyone in the world.

falcolas 9y ago

Well, when you consider how many hours (days, years) are spent typing on a keyboard, and how important your hands are to your career - hence the bed analogy - $100 for a good keyboard is a steal. Even if it only lasts a year (many will last 5+), that's a pennies a day investment in your body and your career. Put another way, would you expect a professional mechanic to use a $30 set of harbour freight wrenches?

speeder 9y ago
You missed my point. I am quite willing to spend 100 on a keyboard, I just literally don't have it. When you are struggling to pay rent, medicine, food, you don't have much choice... See many people that go years with rotten teeth because they can't afford a dentist, it is obvious they need to go to dentist, and they do want to, they just can't do it. For example the glasses I mentioned in my post are now very old, and slightly outdated compared to current prescription, yet I don't have money to change them at all either. So I am keeping them, and hoping they will last a little longer.
- falcolas 9y ago
  > I am quite willing to spend 100 on a keyboard, I just literally don't have it. You're right, that is a very different situation than the one I'm referencing - where people do have the money (or could make their health a priority) but still use crappy keyboards and wonder why their hands ache.

melling 9y ago

You're doing that thing were you're dragging the conversation to the developing world, which no one was talking about. There are absolutely lots of people who can afford it. Most of the 7 people people on the planet would never buy it. There are, however, tens of millions of people who would buy it. Once any innovation is made, it'll become super cheap within a decade or so then even more people will benefit. Consider that there are people who pay $10,000 for a mattress. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-175000-mattress-2013-04-05 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-175000-mattress-2013-04... All you need is a sufficient market for a product. It doesn't need to be purchased by everyone in the world.