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Providing an extra key for shortcuts is hardly lock-in. “Doing it better” is not lock-in.



I wish someone was making Symbolics/Space Cadet-layout keyboards that worked with modern computers. I'd put all those modifier keys to good use!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-cadet_keyboard


The real tragedy is the USB HID spec, which is weirdly extravagant (including dedicated space for golf simulators) while also being totally parsimonious with the modifier keys.




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