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Sorry, but when you throw around $2000 you'd expect a better product. Especially when you come from an older version of the device. And every customer has the right to complain about this. So no, they won't leave you in peace - they got every right to do so. Apple did a bad thing and took years to recognize it.

(typing on a mechanical keyboard attached to a Thinkpad T480)

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Sorry, but Apple did a really great thing with this keyboard. I absolutely love it, and its a shame that its going away because people like to complain on the internet.

which is why the next macbook pro is going back to a scissor design for longer key travel and more reliable performance?

Do you think they’d actually get rid of it if only some people were experiencing this and complaining?

They’re a massive corporation that has realized in some way that it would benefit them the most to move away from that keyboard. They’ve probably seen how much they spend on replacing them and have done user surveys and probably a dozen other things before they reverse a multi year decision that is going to cost them to change their production line for the keyboards.

People rightfully complaining that a grain of sand can stop their kb from functioning correctly.

Typing from my Vortex Race 3 75% w/ cherry pinks

I had someone take a leaf blower and blast dirt and sand all over my keyboard (not on purpose). No issues after I took an air duster to it. This was a new setup and there are sometimes issues with the first generation or two of something. Yes there were issues, but the keyboards are fantastic to type on if you give them a chance.

You seem to be in the minority. I dislike the new keyboard a lot, and looking up info about the new keyboards online almost all of the posts and articles are negative.

https://www.macworld.com/article/3385043/apple-apology-macbo...

https://theoutline.com/post/7315/apple-keyboards-still-suck-...

https://theoutline.com/post/2402/the-new-macbook-keyboard-is...

https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/01/an-ode-to-apples-awful-mac...

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/macbook-keyboard-flaw-vid...

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/macbook-keyboard-fail

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/27/18284042/apple-macbook-ke...

He’s in the minority only if you count “people who get paid to slag on apple for clicks”.

There are millions of happy MacBook Pro users. Only a fraction have these keyboard issues.

I look forward to the great MacBook Pro exodus of 2020, which is supposedly going to happen if you read all these pundits.

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