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		xenophanes on Nov 11, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The difference between Apple and everyone else Again, are you joking? Who the hell uses caps lock for just a few letters like that? Maybe you don't know how to type? Are you trying to say that people who can't touch type find caps lock useful while they hunt and peck or something? If you're looking at the keyboard anyway it seems easy to hold shift while you peck with the other hand. Do you realize it's pretty standard for people here to disable their caps lock key and replace it with something else? Do you realize that adding hardware buttons that duplicate features b/c it's slightly convenient for some small group of people is bad design?

brudgers on Nov 11, 2010 [–]

FWIW, when you're in the keyboard business like Logitech, a standard layout simplifies logistics, software development, and potentially reduces SKU's.

And who can predict all the ways people will use their HDTV's, DVR's, DVD's and PC's in the future.

BTW, capslock facilitates one handed typing while eating a BLT.

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