And after considering all of these potential fixes and mitigations for keyboard problems, any sane individual is forced to wonder: why on earth would anyone wan

And after considering all of these potential fixes and mitigations for keyboard problems, any sane individual is forced to wonder: why on earth would anyone want to create an entirely new keyboard mechanism when so much can apparently go wrong? Really gives you respect for the folks who designed some of the original scissor switches when you realize that one of the biggest, most hardware-talented tech companies out there can't design anything better (or, perhaps to put it less subjectively... more reliable). Surprisingly akin to the experienced software developer's reflex of trying to avoid total rewrites at all costs: even if something has issues, like scissor switches breaking when you try to remove keys or falling off under heavy usage, it's often easier to try to fix warts on something battle-tested than to improve core functionality of a brand-new form-over-function design.