Oh, that's fantastic news! I've been sending them emails every few years requesting it, and they always said vague things like, "yeah, we're thinking about fixing that."

As it stands, I keep a $5 105-key cheapo membrane keyboard behind my Kinesis. Works okay for function keys, and Windows happily accepts input from multiple keyboards simultaneously (e.g. key chording).

Probably not a huge feature but the USB 3.1 connector should become the new standard this year. My guess is that every new computer will ship with ports by the end of the year.

Will still need an adapter for that large legacy port.

As someone looking to make a purchase, it's too bad that the only way I can get any info is by trawling through some headache inducing forum. These guys have a lot to gain from proper marketing.