In this case I believe it's because System76 want to start designing their own laptop rather than relying on off-the-shelf Clevo designs and some of this keyboa

In this case I believe it's because System76 want to start designing their own laptop rather than relying on off-the-shelf Clevo designs and some of this keyboard design might make it into their own laptop. I do like smaller keyboards though, easier to switch with laptop, less finger travel, less travel to the mouse and so on