Can anyone give an explanation for Apple moving the ridges on the f and j keys?

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Other than the obvious, that the people running the place are egomaniacal douchebags? I can see it now…

JOBS- The index fingers are longer in most people, therefore it is more ergonomic to put the tactile ridges on the d and k keys!

ONLY SANE PERSON IN ROOM- but those ridges have been on the f and j keys since the origin of typing! You will only confuse the crap out of people for no reason at all!

JOBS- SILENCE FOOL!
I mean really. Macs suck and all, but do they have to do stuff like that just to be annoying?

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When did they do this? My old macbook has the little nubs on F and J, as expected.

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My white Apple keyboard has them on the F & J keys.

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Some Googling shows that there is no real standard:

http://forum.soft32.com/mac/Apple-keyboards-touch-typing-ftopict31894.html

Also, it appears that Apple switched from bumping the D & K keys to the f & j keys ten years ago or so.

So, I guess we know who the douchebag is, eh Stan?

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