The Windows Key Refund Project

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:02 am

Uhh . . . I guess I was drunk with rage at Microsoft when I made this post at JL.

Code-X · Post by **Code-X** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:17 am

Funny but also True

nobspangle · Post by **nobspangle** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:30 am

They all managed to totally miss your point.

I wonder if keyboard manufacturers have to pay Microsoft to put the keys on the keyboard, in which case it seems a bit strange to only sell keyboards with them on.

I can't complain because I use Windows and couldn't do without my windows keys.

You could buy a Sun keyboard but they have even more pointless keys, like stop. Or you can use a Mac keyboard but they are the worst as they don't even have all the keys a standard keyboard has (F13,14,15 instead of print screen, scroll lock and pause break), and they have the mac keys on them.

What you could do is send the keys to Microsoft and demand they replace them with blank ones, then you could use them how you wanted.
Microsoft would emply special crack teams of staff capable of recognising Windows keys from thousands of brands of keyboards. The ones sent back would be melted down recycled and used as insert keys on new keyboards (now that is the most pointless key on a keyboard)

Post by **ShALLaX** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:41 am

Hehee, good post. I know its not the point, but I wonder if any companies have ever made a "Linux" keyboard with Tux keys... that would be great

nobspangle · Post by **nobspangle** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:31 pm

I thought finding one might be hard but here you go
http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart/1000010092.html

Post by **ShALLaX** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 3:24 pm

Hehe, excellent!

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:16 pm

@nobspangle: awesome! I was looking at the happy hacking keyboard.

Bucko · Post by **Bucko** » Tue May 18, 2004 9:09 pm

Sweet, gotta get one of these.