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I would say that the thriving of the (mechanical) keyboard community is exactly a counterexample of the problem you pose. There's clearly a sizeable and well fu
by Etheryte 5y ago
I would say that the thriving of the (mechanical) keyboard community is exactly a counterexample of the problem you pose. There's clearly a sizeable and well funded market segment for all kinds of keyboards, both traditional and unorthodox.
- schwap 5y agoEven in the custom keyboard community the vast, vast majority don't require relearning typing. Whether it's 60%, 75%, split, ortholinear, typing is still basically the same.
- thomastjeffery 5y agoOrtholinear definitely takes a non-trivial amount of practice that a lot of people aren't willing to do. So do layers. The overwhelming majority of people I have talked to aren't interested in using a non-standard keyboard design, even if they are interested in the ergonomic benefits. There are definitely a lot of us who want more esoteric designs, but we are a relative minority.