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Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.

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[+] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca -12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

But why? A cheap one does exactly the same job without the loud clicking of a mechanical one to drive your coworkers nuts.

I was never a fan of them before, but I hate them now that I work in an open office workspace.

[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

A bomb and a lambo do the same job too but I know which one I'd rather drive.

Also, this doesn't just affect work keyboards bundled with workstations, it affects the entire keyboard industry.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I mean... comfort?

[–] stockRot@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Don't get a clicky mechanical keyboard then

[–] thorcik@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

How to say you don't know anything about mechanical keyboard without saying you don't know anything about mechanical keyboards (:

You can get linear switches that don't make the clicky sounds.