It also doesn't consider two-key combinations, which are key for developers (not just EMACS folks). Apple's CMD-C/CMD-V is one of the least ergonomic patterns

It also doesn't consider two-key combinations, which are key for developers (not just EMACS folks). Apple's CMD-C/CMD-V is one of the least ergonomic patterns I've encountered in keyboard design compared to CTRL-C/CTRL-V. Yes, I know you can remap keys from within macOS, but it is a nightmare if you are using VNC + Windows Remote to access other machines (granted, that isn't a common use case, but it is mine). Pinky-C/Pinky-V/Pinky-Esc is a valid pattern for I would guess lots of developers who were raised on Atom/Sublime/VSCode.