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> and then didn't [resolve the problem] - how many iterations of the butterfly are we on now? Uh, the butterfly isn't used in Apple keyboards anymore. They rev
by xvector 6y ago
> and then didn't [resolve the problem] - how many iterations of the butterfly are we on now?
Uh, the butterfly isn't used in Apple keyboards anymore. They reverted to the old scissor switch design some time ago.
- jacobolus 6y agoThey got through at least 3 versions of the butterfly design, and kept using it from early 2015 through late 2019, before finally switching to a new (thinner than pre-2015, but still substantially thicker than the butterfly switch) rubber dome scissor design. It would have been much better if they had figured out how to cut their losses and revert the keyboards in 2016 or early 2017, even though that would have taken a substantial redesign of the rest of the laptop internals. Selling 4.5 years of laptops with keyboards that broke easily under ordinary use was a huge black eye for the company.
- xvector 6y agoI’m not disagreeing with you, just pointing out that the issue has been resolved whereas OP stated it was not.
- FireBeyond 6y agoAfter multiple generations of failure in "premium" laptops (of which I owned more than one), with barely any acknowledgement of any issue whatsoever.
- xvector 6y agoThe point is that you said the issue was unresolved when that’s clearly not the case.
- FireBeyond 6y agoI was well aware of scissor keyboards. I owned a 16" MBP. Given that Apple is still selling, or has only just stopped selling models with the latest butterfly keyboard - the issue may have solution, but hasn't gone away. Millions of laptops have faulty keyboards which, when they break, will be replaced with another faulty keyboard. That's an unresolved issue.