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Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.

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[–] Microw@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago (3 children)

And the Keyboard Layout is standardized by regulations in multiple parts of the world, I'm not sure if Microsift can actually influence the layout there...

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago

They got the "Win" key into the ANSI 105 key layout and the ISO/IEC 9995 layout.

I actually hate it because I end up with a Microsoft logo on hardware that is supposed to be generic.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 11 points 10 months ago

They can probably just make it a requirement for OEMs that want to license Windows for a pre-install.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Standardization boards aren't magical cabals of fallen-from-the-sky sage wizards. They're made of tech people appointed by the contributing parties and mayor market players, and sometimes government and academia. Which means MS, Google, Apple, IBM, Meta, etc. All sit at most of the boards of standards from ISO consultation to the W3C. That's one of the ways mega corps define the world.