> Have mechanical keyboards had any innovation since the release of Model M? Yes, dramatically. It used to be the only ergonomic keyboard with mechanical swit

> Have mechanical keyboards had any innovation since the release of Model M? Yes, dramatically. It used to be the only ergonomic keyboard with mechanical switches was the US$300 beast of the Kinesis Advantage, but the Truly Ergonomic (https://www.trulyergonomic.com https://www.trulyergonomic.com) and the Ergodox (http://ergodox.org http://ergodox.org) has kicked off a wave of next-gen ergonomic keyboards featuring column-staggering, better use of thumb keys, a wide key switch selection, and reprogrammable microcontrollers. Disclaimer: I sell DIY ergonomic mechanical keyboard kits, (http://atreus.technomancy.us http://atreus.technomancy.us) so I'm probably biased but whatever. There also has been improvement in the switches themselves: Matias (http://matias.ca http://matias.ca) Quiet Click switches have the same sound damping properties as the quiet Cherry switches but offer a higher actuation point and smoother action. They have also recently developed a prototype of a linear switch.