Every couple of weeks these come up. I am glad they do and eat them all up. :)

Maybe the market research from posts like these are anecdotal, but it still screams that there is a market for old ThinkPad-style designs. Is this request too niche? I am not sure, but I would love to think that manufacturers should just see from these that good, old designs work well for people and people will want to buy those designs. I would and I would be excited over that.