It looks like Microsoft addressed all the pain points:
- An actual bluetooth device, so no need for the little wireless dongle.
- Function keys are actual keys and not plastic buttons.
Too bad they filled in the space in the middle. Oh well. Guess it's no longer a true Batman keyboard. But it's still the best I've used.
On the minus side, it has a non-detachable numpad, so you'll have to reach further to use your mouse.
The real escape key, and fn key to toggle the top row are likely to make me upgrade along with the standard home/page/arrow keys l, but it's a shame they dropped the tilt bar, integrated the numpad (particularly as I use a touchpad) and that colour makes me keep thinking the photos are bare 3D or clay renders. After reading about the rest of the presentation I realised that may have been intentional.
I'm also going to miss the split.