I'm not entirely opposed to this. In fact, I wish that more manufacturers would do it... I hate setting things on my desk, then having them slide all over the

I'm not entirely opposed to this. In fact, I wish that more manufacturers would do it... I hate setting things on my desk, then having them slide all over the place...one of my favorite pieces of kit is my old 1987 model M keyboard. Not entirely because of the bucky-spring keys, the wonderful noise it makes, or the stark contrast between it, my monitors, my wacom tablet, and whatever new-aged gizmos happen to be floating around on my desk, but because of its heft. My frineds and I have got a scale for judging the utility of a piece of hardware. "could you kill somebody with it? I mean...in the event of zombie apocalypse, could this device be used to take down a zombie?" The answer with the model M is likely a solid "no". (it's heavy, and sturdy, but zombies are freaking TOUGH!), but it's close. The extra weight, even though artificial, gives us that feeling of "this is a sturdy piece of equipment". This is a good thing. I liken it to eating a nice steak. Your brain is going "good job! Eat a lot of this!" because it is assuming that protein (and fat, and all the other good things in a steak) is/are scarce, and that you should ingest as much as possible. Well, this is silly...steaks are not scarce! It's the same thing, it's false, it's stupid, it's trickery, but I still like it.