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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
You know there are those who go over 120 wpm, right? You wouldn't want to add 30-40 wpm? I guess it depends on what you need typing for. If you type a lot, I'm sure you wouldn't mind a technological edge such as a more logical keyboard layout.
I was being facetious about the QWERTYs. I'm sure they'll always be available. Just like VHS tapes...and fax machines.
EDIT: Where'd you find that alphabetically ordered keyboard? Have you looked at the Dvorak one yet?
Keyboard layouts should vary depending on the language, even if they share the same alphabet. There are certain arrangements that make more sense depending on word structures. It is a study of language forms. This is the progress you should be focusing on.
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I completely forgot about the Dvorak keyboard, and maybe it is in fact superior. Inertia alone though will keep qwerty a standard, I've never seen a Dvorak keyboard for sale in the US on a shelf, and I'm not sure how QWERTY is on its way out. Unless they start to teach Dvorak at schools and Universities switch to them, you won't see much reason to change. Plus my guess is its pretty much impossible to be good on both at the same time so even if you learn it you will have legacy machines for quite a while keeping you stuck in QWERTY.